Chapter 77
"What's wrong, Barty?"
Batty walked into the room and whispered, "Doll...talk to me. I can't sleep alone. Can I come in? You stay with me."
Everyone else had a subconscious fear of this seemingly cute little girl. Seeing her standing alone at the door holding such an ugly doll so late at night made them feel uncomfortable.
"Oh? Okay." But Lu Jiamu still picked her up from the ground without any hesitation, and asked in a gentle tone, "What did the baby say to you?"
"Mom doesn't believe dolls can talk."
Lu Jiamu had helped her complete her enrollment during the day, and he also taught her for a whole day yesterday. She liked this tutor very much and felt very safe.
So Batty didn't hide anything, and after shrinking in his arms, he said: "But it said that I forgot something very important."
Batty paused for a second and then asked, "It spoke to me again and told me to go to the cellar that my mother sealed up. Did you hear it?"
The doll that Batty was holding was just as ugly as before, with its eyes, nose and big mouth painted at will, and no movement was seen. Lu Jiamu shook his head.
Batty grabbed his collar and said, "Lu, I don't think something is right. I'm scared."
When the others heard the words "baby talking" and "cellar", they also felt something was wrong and were very scared. The atmosphere in the room was in a state of anxiety, but everyone held their breath and pretended to be calm, fearing that she would do something weird.
Lu Jiamu held her and shook her, coaxing her, "Don't listen to it. There's nothing wrong, don't be afraid."
The other people in the room looked at each other.
They adhere to the principle of being curious and living a long life. These days, they will only go to work when the employer needs them. They will not wander around the villa when they have nothing to do. They have not yet fully understood the layout of the villa and do not know that there is a cellar in the villa.
Lu Jiamu asked gently, "Is it because of what the doll said that made Batty feel scared?"
Batty looked up at him: "Yeah."
"Since Barty was frightened, why didn't he throw the doll away?"
"I can't throw this doll away." Batty's eyes widened. "I threw it away, but it came back by itself."
This plot is starting to feel familiar.
Lu Jiamu took out his pocket watch and looked at it. Seeing that there was still some time left, he smiled and said, "Well... how about this, before nightfall, let's go take a look at the cellar, okay? And then throw the doll away, so you won't be scared anymore."
Batty was put down by him and felt that he gained a lot of strength from his words: "Okay."
"Do you know where the cellar that Doll is talking about is?"
Batty nodded, trotted to the door holding the ugly porcelain doll, and waited for him to open the door.
The other people in the room were a little worried when they saw him going out so late, but they also felt that he should be reliable.
Wang Biao was not very reassured and reminded: "Go early and come back early."
Lu Jiamu said "hmm" and raised his hand to turn the door handle.
Batty carefully poked his head outside, looked left and right, and saw that it was already very late, and no one had jumped out of the house.
She sneaked back to the second floor and stole a bunch of keys from somewhere. Then she led Lu Jiamu through the corridor to a locked room at the innermost side. She tried the keys one by one and finally opened the door.
I saw that there was a secret door in this room, which led to nowhere. There were many wooden strips nailed on it in a mess, and it was tightly sealed.
Batty put the porcelain doll aside and said with some fear: "The doll said that the cellar is down there and it was sealed by mom."
Lu Jiamu walked quickly around the room, observing everything around him, trying to guess what the room had been used for.
In the corner were blood-stained hammers and nails, and on the worn-out bed, a few strands of torn long hair were hidden by the pillow. It was not a good sign at first glance, and it was possible that some tragedy had happened in this room.
Lu Jiamu twirled his long hair lightly with his fingertips, and then went to observe the door that was blocked by layers of barriers.
Batty stood at the door of the room, looking at him nervously.
Lu Jiamu knocked on the door leading to the cellar, then leaned against the door panel and listened attentively.
There was a slight panting sound behind the door. Lu Jiamu couldn't tell whether it was the echo of his own voice or something behind the door, so he held his breath.
There began to be a noisy sound coming from far away. Lu Jiamu listened attentively for a while before he could vaguely distinguish the confused voice of an adult woman mumbling to herself: All die... All die... All die...
This sound sounds good. There is something behind the door.
Lu Jiamu didn't intend to investigate further. After hearing it clearly, he retracted his neck and exclaimed, "Ah."
Batty was very nervous, and looked like he would run away immediately if something went wrong: "Lu, what's wrong?"
"I know what this cellar is used for." Lu Jiamu looked back at Batty and smiled, "This is where mom stored cabbages and sweet potatoes."
"Mom sealed it because she was worried about the loss of moisture. Sealing it makes it easier to store and reduces their breathing. This is written in the biology textbook, but you are too young to learn it yet."
Although Batistuta is young, it doesn't mean that Batistuta is a fool and has no IQ.
Batty looked at him in confusion, half believing and half doubting: "Really? But that's not what the doll said."
Lu Jiamu walked up to Batty, half squatted down with a smile, and asked without question: "Brother Xin, or baby Xin?"
After hearing him ask this, Batty was worried that he would go back on his word and not accompany her at night, so he immediately said, "I believe you."
"That's the cellar where mom stores vegetables and staple foods." Lu Jiamu picked up Batty again with a smile, "Since the baby is talking nonsense and scares Batty, let's go choose a place to throw the baby away, okay? Batty will throw it away himself."
Batty nodded immediately: "Okay!"
The two men sneaked out of the villa. Batti chose to throw the doll into the garbage storage area of the manor. Under the guidance of Lu Jiamu, he dug a hole and buried the ugly doll in it.
After Lu Jiamu led Batty away, the room was quiet for a while. The last personal servant asked the two people who were also awake: "Have you... heard of the legends in the empire before?"
They had heard Coleman tell it before.
We are all partners now, there is no need to be afraid of each other. Yu Leng nodded and said directly: "I have heard a little bit. But not much, I can't say I know much."
"I don't really understand it. After all, it's just a rumor. I've never seen anyone come out of here alive." The personal servant said, "Before I was thrown in, I didn't even know the world here was like this."
"But in our legend, the strongest ghost in the world never really disappeared. It was just sealed by a predecessor and fell into a deep sleep. It only retained its memories before its death. So it dreamed of itself when it was still alive."
Yu Leng replied: "We have already heard this part, please tell me the next part."
"I think it's her. Everything here revolves around her." The personal servant sighed while lying on his back. "I just thought about it carefully. This may be the reason why the empire throws so many people into this abyss every year, just hoping that we can bring back even a little information. Because no matter what the legend is, it only mentions that the ancestor ghost has been sealed, and there are no further rumors."
Wang Biao turned over and said, "Do you think the part after its death is the doll or the cellar?"
"It's possible. In any case, we're too close to the little girl. She might find out soon," he said. "I don't know if we'll have a chance to tell this story alive."
Wang Biao did not respond, but turned back quietly.
It was almost nine o'clock when Lu Jiamu came back with Batty after burying the doll: "The doll is thrown away. Batty is not afraid this time, right?"
Because he looked so friendly and easy to talk to, Batty no longer had any fear of him. He pulled his sleeve and shook his head: "You promised before that you would accompany me at night."
"And the doll may come back and talk to me again."
Lu Jiamu thought about it and smiled: "Okay. But you must get up early tomorrow morning. You can't let your parents and the housekeeper find out that you walked out in the middle of the night while they were asleep."
Batty nodded immediately: "Okay! It's a deal!"
Lu Jiamu picked her up from the ground, locked the door, and put her on the soft bed: "Go to sleep."
"Yeah!" Batty hugged his wrist and closed his eyes.
Just as nine o'clock struck, the wall clock in the villa rang.
Batty closed his eyes and didn't notice anything, but Lu Jiamu noticed that in the painting hanging on the wall, the applicant who was holding a match and shouting suddenly moved, as if turning his head to look at them.
The original person in the painting also turned his eyes towards them.
But after noticing Batty in the room, they suddenly stopped moving.
Lu Jiamu laughed when he saw them like this.
As expected, a bunch of people who bully the weak and fear the strong.
He had been worried about what the painting would look like after the lights were turned off tonight, but now it seems there is no need to worry.
The night servant who had come to knock on their door on time every day for the past two days did not come today. Only the sound of footsteps coming and going could be heard outside the room.
Batti soon fell into a sweet sleep. Lu Jiamu also curled up in the corner of the bed beside her, resting his head on his arms and closing his eyes.
In the second half of the night, a light breeze blew in from the window, and Lu Jiamu heard a soft "clucking" sound in his ears.
Because there was someone squeezed next to him, he was a light sleeper and woke up when he heard the noise, but out of habit he did not move or open his eyes, pretending to be still asleep.
Click…click…click…click…
If you listen carefully, it sounds like the sound of teeth tapping up and down, very rhythmic.
Something is coming.
…It doesn’t seem to be that painting.
Lu Jiamu didn't dare to open his eyes to see for himself. After listening quietly for a moment, he reached out and pushed Batty hard.
Batty was pushed hard and woke up immediately with a startle, but he didn't know what happened.
As soon as she opened her eyes, she saw Lu Jiamu's profile, who seemed to be still sleeping, looking harmless.
“Hmm…”
Batty yawned, rubbed his eyes dazedly, then heard a slight sound in the room and subconsciously raised his head.
At the head of the bed, a crudely made ceramic doll was placed there.
The simple red mouth was wide open, the head was lowered, and it seemed to be looking at her. I don’t know how long it was looking at her: chuckle...
Batty was so frightened that he woke up completely and pushed Lu Jiamu hard: "Lu! Lu! The baby is back!"
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