Egg Fried Rice nestled peacefully in Qianli's arms, its dark eyes fixed on Cheng Shuang. It purred softly, seemingly indicating that Kayako wouldn't be coming anytime soon.
Cheng Shuang yawned, knowing it would be a sleepless night. She forced herself to stay alert, listening to Qianli's story while keeping her mind on guard, and also had a brief conversation with Sihai.
Du Jun still hasn't contacted Sihai.
In Huaxia, where Liu Juan lives, everything is peaceful and stable, and there is nothing unusual about it.
As for Sihai, he had already encountered vampires and only narrowly won.
Sihai, who was able to apply for business trips, was too busy to take care of himself, so it seems that the time for the four of them to get together will have to be postponed.
Talismans are also effective against Western demons, but not as immediately effective as the holy water from the Bible. Sihai himself has no faith, but for survival, he believes he can temporarily become a devout believer.
Qianli didn't notice Cheng Shuang's distraction. He unscrewed the bottle of mineral water, took a sip to moisten his throat, and when he took it away, he found that he didn't recognize the brand. Just as he was about to take a closer look, he saw Cheng Shuang take his water, tilt her head back, take a sip from the wrong mouth, and then put the bottle behind her.
Qianli was a little embarrassed. "Why did you use mine... Never mind!" He adjusted his mindset. "Anyway, we can't just go downstairs and act alone. It's just a last resort for us to have a drink together for now."
"Okay, go on. You were studying at school, and then what?" Cheng Shuang, with her hands behind her back, deftly removed the date label from the mineral water bottle.
"It was raining heavily that day, with thunder and lightning!" As soon as he finished speaking, there was a loud rumble outside, and raindrops drifted into the room through the open window.
Qianli immediately shut his mouth, his face filled with despair, as if to say, "It can't be that weird, can it?"
"It's alright, the weather forecast said there would be rain today, it's just a coincidence." Cheng Shuang reassured him, got up to close the window, and stood in front of the window. She looked down and saw a red dot in the distance of the street, gradually getting closer.
She looked closely and saw a man holding a red umbrella walking slowly in the rain.
The red umbrella emitted a faint glow in the rainy night.
"What's wrong?" Qianli came over, glanced at the child, and asked in surprise, "Where did this little kid come from!"
Cheng Shuang was slightly taken aback. A child?
She peeked out again and discovered that the other person was indeed a child, or rather, a teenager.
However, the boy had a very unusual hobby: he wore a pair of extremely thick-soled red wooden clogs.
A pair of wooden clogs with heels 20 centimeters high!
A person who is 1.6 meters tall can instantly become 1.8 meters tall.
Qianli pursed her lips and muttered, "She's even wearing heavy makeup!" After saying that, she closed the window, forbidding Cheng Shuang from continuing to look, to prevent her from being lured away by some strange-looking person.
Qianli pulled Cheng Shuang onto the carpet. "I'll continue!"
"Since it's getting dark, we've decided to play the 'Hundred Ghost Lanterns Game'." To make sure Cheng Shuang didn't forget how to play the 'Hundred Ghost Lanterns Game', Qianli gave a brief explanation.
Light one hundred candles, and each person tells a ghost story. After they finish, they blow out the candles. The host tells the one hundredth ghost story. When all the candles are blown out, the gates of hell open.
"It was Kurosaki who suggested this game, so he became the host." Qianli looked at Cheng Shuang intently, her gaze deep. "He's your boyfriend, Yuko, do you remember?"
For the first time, Cheng Shuang's usually calm face showed a look of utter bewilderment.
What is that?
"Male friends?" she repeated tentatively.
"No, it's my boyfriend!" Qianli asserted, crossing his arms and snorting angrily. "I found out, and he even tried to bribe me to stop me from saying anything!"
"Stop!" Cheng Shuang raised her hand to stop them, her face expressionless. "Let's continue. If we don't bring up the past, we can still be good friends!"
"Alright!" Qianli didn't intend to mention the boy named Kurosaki again. He took another sip of water, clearly still feeling apprehensive about what was about to happen.
Strange accidents occurred around each student who told horror stories. Students who went to the bathroom together encountered a ghost hanging in the bathroom, students who were asleep were haunted by nightmares, and students who were so scared that they wanted to run away bumped into a ghostly teacher patrolling the school. In short, none of the dozens of students were able to go home safely that night.
Yuko was telling the story of the Rain Woman. Although Chisato was present, he didn't participate. He waited until Yuko finished telling the story before taking her home.
However, Yuko was angry with him, thinking that he wanted to ruin her time alone with her boyfriend, so she deliberately ran out of the school in the rain first, and then she met the Rain Man.
Moreover, she fell deeply in love with Ame-onna and even unilaterally announced her breakup with Kurosaki.
When they went to school the next day, they learned that Kurosaki had been in trouble. The gates of hell had really opened, and in order to protect his classmates, he made a deal with the ghosts and disappeared without a trace.
Cheng Shuang had a headache and pressed on, "We moved here two years ago, right?"
Qianli nodded.
Cheng Shuang's head throbbed even more. This little brat had actually fallen deeply in love with someone! Was he not doing enough homework, or were video games not fun enough?!
"Rain women and rain men are monsters with the ability to bewitch people."
"By the way, was that Rain Man just now?" Cheng Shuang asked warily.
"Of course not, Yu Nan is a very mature man." Qianli denied it. At that time, he saw Yu Nan's back from afar. He was tall and thin, and every move he made carried an indescribable elegance.
The little girl couldn't help but fall into deep thought, "Can a mature older man really be interested in an eight-year-old girl?"
"Just kidding, of course not!" Qianli said, then immediately covered his mouth and looked at Cheng Shuang cautiously.
So, this kid is really good at one-sided things...
"I don't know what's going on, Yuko, but you're so good at catching Rain Man's whereabouts that it seriously affects his daily life and also interferes with your classes. Most importantly, Rain Man has issued an ultimatum: if Yuko doesn't stop his willful behavior, he will take you away from this world. In desperation, Kawakami's parents hired an Onmyoji, who could only use some tricks to make you forget Rain Man's existence."
"Later, your memory would come and go, and you were in a daze."
As for the students who participated in the 'Hundred Ghosts Lantern Game' that day, even if they survived, they faced constant natural and man-made disasters in the following days. In order to keep Yuko and Senri away from trouble, their families moved and transferred schools.
Cheng Shuang was about to ask about Yu Nan's abilities when suddenly Egg Fried Rice let out a piercing meow, followed by a loud knocking on the door.
The two exchanged a glance. Qianli seemed to realize something, and suddenly grabbed Cheng Shuang's hand, his teeth chattering slightly. "Don't open it! There's a kind of monster called 'No Entry Without Permission.' Opening the door is tantamount to allowing it in. Its methods of harming people are said to be extremely cruel!"
Through the rain, a man's worried voice could be faintly heard, "Chisato, Yuko, are you alright? Why are the lights on? Why aren't you sleeping?"
"Chisato? Yuko?"
"Open the door!"
The voice clearly belongs to Akasaka's father.
Qianli hesitated for a moment, "I've never heard of 'No Entry Without Permission' having the ability to impersonate acquaintances to commit crimes! Besides, I've encountered too many monsters these past two days!"
He covered his head, looking like he was about to break down.
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