The long, sharp fingernails of the woman in red loomed larger and larger in my eyes. In despair, I closed my eyes and awaited death.
It's not that I didn't want to resist, but the difference in strength was too great. I simply couldn't resist. The only thing I had that could harm the woman in red was that small knife, but that attack just now drained all my magic power.
The reason I was still able to stand without falling was because I gritted my teeth and persevered.
But after waiting for a while, I didn't feel my body being pierced. I subconsciously opened my eyes and was immediately terrified, turning pale.
The terrifying face of the woman in red was no more than five centimeters away from mine, and her green eyes were staring intently at me.
I swallowed hard and subconsciously took a step back, while the woman in red also took a step forward, maintaining the same distance from me. Strangely, she did not attack me.
Could it be that my ghost-summoning talisman worked?
That's the only explanation. Otherwise, given the ferocious look on the woman in red's face, she would have wanted to tear me to pieces.
I never expected that the ghost-summoning talisman, which I thought was useless, would save my life at this critical moment.
The woman in red seemed to be attracted to something on my body.
I gritted my teeth and slowly walked towards my electric scooter. Since the woman in red didn't seem to intend to attack me, and I couldn't kill her anyway, the best course of action was to flee. Who knew when the ghost-summoning talisman would disappear, at which point I would surely die.
I got on my electric bike, turned the throttle all the way, and the bike quickly passed the traffic light and headed towards Dafeng Village.
I glanced in the rearview mirror and saw that the woman in red hadn't followed and was still standing on the other side of the road. I secretly breathed a sigh of relief; it seemed my life was safe tonight.
But I was still worried, so I looked back at the other side of the road again. Strangely, the woman in red was gone. Wait, she wasn't gone. I saw a flash of red at the edge of the rearview mirror.
I was startled, my hand trembled, and I almost rode the electric bike into the ditch by the roadside.
Damn it, if I'm not mistaken, this woman in red is sitting in the back seat of my car right now.
My heart was pounding, my Adam's apple bobbed, and I shook myself, forcibly suppressing the fear as I glanced back.
My God, this woman in red is really sitting on the back of my seat! I'm actually dragging a vengeful ghost in red along on my way home.
No, I can't bring this woman in red home. If my ghost-summoning talisman runs out of power before dawn, my fifth grandfather and I will be in grave danger.
It doesn't matter if something happens to me, but if it implicates my fifth grandfather, I think I'll regret it for the rest of my life.
I parked the car on the side of the road. I was so nervous that I couldn't fight off the dirty thing sitting in the back, and I didn't dare to chase it away. I took out a cigarette and lit it, hoping that the smell of tobacco would calm me down.
If I don't go home, where should I go?
Is it inevitable that we can't escape it in the end?
Oh right, I suddenly remembered what Grandpa said on his USB drive: if you encounter something powerful and you can't beat it, just hide at home. Since Grandpa said that, it should be fine.
Trusting my grandfather, I decided to go home. My fifth grandfather should already be asleep. If all else fails, I'll take this unclean thing back to the main hall and see if she dares to go in.
Without hesitation, I started the car again and drove home.
I kept praying that the woman in red would stop following me, but every time I secretly glanced at the rearview mirror, I still saw that splash of red.
I didn't see a single person along the way, not even a dog barking.
I gritted my teeth, glancing every now and then at the ghost-summoning talisman stuck to my chest. I was afraid that the talisman would suddenly run out of power and disappear, leaving me with the sharp fingernails of the woman in red.
When I arrived at Liuluo Village, I saw a person crossing the road from afar. I was worried that the woman in red in the back seat might do something to that person, so I slowed down.
But that person seemed to have seen me, and just stood there by the roadside waiting for me.
When I was about twenty meters away from that person, I recognized her as Granny San from the convenience store. I hurriedly shouted, "Go home! What are you standing there for?"
"Hehe, it's so late, I thought it was a thief breaking into the village, but it turned out to be Changming."
I heard Auntie San's voice from afar.
Since I couldn't avoid it, I immediately sped up, hoping that the woman in red would be attracted by my ghost-attracting talisman and not attack Granny San.
"Hey, Changming, did you sneak home with your girlfriend? Why are you running so fast? You didn't even let me see whose girl she is."
As I passed by Grandma San, I deliberately didn't greet her, but I still heard her voice coming from behind me.
My face darkened. Damn it, I've been misunderstood again. If it were true, that would be fine, but this woman in red, whoever wants her can have her. I'm not worthy of her.
After driving for a while, I secretly glanced at the rearview mirror again and found that the woman in red was still sitting in the back seat. My heart, which had been hanging in suspense, eased a little, but when I saw the ghost-summoning talisman, it jumped up again.
At this moment, the magical fluctuations on the ghost-summoning talisman were significantly reduced, as if the little bit of magical power on it could disappear at any moment.
If the magic power is lost, then this ghost-summoning talisman will also lose its effect, and the consequences are predictable.
I rode my electric bike as fast as I could, praying that the talisman would hold on a little longer, at least until I got home.
To increase my speed, I frantically stomped on the pedals.
Finally, I saw the gate to my house.
I was prepared from afar. When I arrived at my door, I jumped out of the car, quickly opened the gate and crawled inside. After closing the gate behind me, I ran frantically towards the main hall.
As I was running, I heard the sound of an electric scooter falling to the ground. I glanced back furtively but didn't see the woman in red.
The ghost-summoning talisman on my chest had disappeared without me noticing.
After I ran into my living room, I was completely exhausted and panting heavily.
I trembled as I pulled out a cigarette and lit it. This was my last line of defense. If that woman in red dared to follow me in, I would have no choice but to accept my fate.
I took a few deep drags on my cigarette to calm my nerves a little, but just then I heard a knock on the door.
I recognized the knocking sound as coming from the gate. My gate has two large iron rings, and I was very familiar with the sound they made when they struck it—a sound that was chilling.
"Creak!"
I heard the sound of a door opening, followed by my fifth grandfather's cursing voice, "Who is it, knocking on the door so late at night? Don't you let people get any sleep?"
I was startled and ran outside, but as soon as I got to the door, I tripped over the threshold and fell flat on my face.
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