Chapter 47
"At the minute 12:12 midnight, read what I have written on this paper and you will be able to enter."
Lao Hong looked at the small note in his hand while listening to Luo Yu's explanation of how to enter. For some reason, he felt that this paragraph of words was a bit strange. He couldn't help but read it again: "I am Xiao Hong, all black and red, and my teeth are full of worms. The worms grew and grew, and finally they grew into my Xiao Hong Hong. Xiao Hong Hong festered and wilted. Sad, sad, sad."
Lao Hong scratched his head and said, "Stinky boy, please don't try to trick me. I really want to help you."
Luo Yu said, "I know. Didn't you ask me to tell you? Why did you doubt it after I told you?"
Lao Hong was choked by these words for a long while. He laughed and said, "Okay, young man, I promise you that in a few days you will be completely free and will never be entangled by anything again."
Luo Yu nodded and laughed too.
Lao Hong stuffed the paper into his trouser pocket and said, "Since we've reached an agreement, I'll go back and prepare. After all, if we go into a place like this alive, we'll be shortening our lifespans. Although I calculated that I can live to 99, after that, I'm not sure."
Luo Yu still smiled and finally sent him out of the ward.
With a bang, the people inside and outside the door stopped smiling at the same time, and their eyes turned gloomy.
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As night falls, Luo Yushi must go to the underworld tonight no matter what. He will tell Luo Zhi about the dead Taoist priest, and then they will think of a solution together. According to the novels he has read before, Taoist priests are a group, so there should be more than one Taoist priest targeting the underworld.
Thinking of this, Luo Yu thought of the security guard again, and he couldn't help but look towards the window.
Was the old man really standing at the window watching him?
What does he want to do? Does he hate me so much that he wants to strangle me to death?
Luo Yu sniffed his sore nose, got out of bed and walked towards the bathroom.
When people think about things, they tend to overlook some things.
When he arrived at the restroom door, Luo Yucai was surprised to find that Luo Zeping did not follow him tonight. He felt it was a bit abnormal, so he went back and called him.
"dad."
The person lying on the table stirred and responded vaguely, "Huh? What's wrong?"
Luo Yu instantly regretted calling him. Luo Zeping was too tired because of his affairs recently and slept very deeply, so he didn't even notice that he had gotten out of bed for a while.
But then he thought again, if he couldn't find himself when he woke up, his spirit would be even more damaged, and he might even be scared crazy.
"I'm going to the bathroom." Luo Yu said.
Luo Zeping got up from the chair tiredly and followed him to the bathroom.
After closing the door, Luo Yu took out his cell phone and checked the time.
12:10, two minutes left.
underworld.
The small shop in the center of Xiangxu Street has been set up and is now closed, waiting to open for business.
Luo Yu had been standing in front of the convenience store for a while. When he arrived, there was not a single ghost in the Ghost Palace, so he came to Xiangxu Street and asked the tea stall owner if he had seen Luo Zhi recently. However, the tea stall owner acted as if he didn't know him and didn't even look at him.
Luo Yu felt unprecedented loneliness.
Suddenly, I felt out of place, which was obviously not the case before.
Just as he was about to go to the end of the street to see if he could run into Wangwang, someone patted his shoulder from behind.
He turned around and it was Gi.
Gi didn't wear a fancy dress today, but normal men's sportswear, which was quite new, as if she had just bought it.
After Luo Yu carefully looked at the logo on his clothes, he was a little surprised. It was actually a certain brand, but he was not in the mood to ask these questions at the moment.
"Gi, it's been almost two months and Luo Zhi hasn't come back yet? Didn't he say he would be back in a month?" Luo Yu said.
Gi's expression was as worried as if he was facing an unsolvable problem. "...It's like this, the young master may have to stay in Liangcheng until the martial arts tournament is over."
"Why?" Luo Yu felt that something was wrong.
"The circumstances of this year's competition are a bit special. Many things have happened. The Ghost King has ordered the young master not to return until the competition is over." Gi suddenly raised his voice, "But the store can open as normal after you have dealt with your affairs in the human world! It won't be affected!"
Luo Yu looked at it and said nothing.
Gi could feel the air slowly changing its smell and couldn't help but shrink back.
Luo Yu looked at it for a long while before speaking: "Gi, what you said... is it true?"
Gi was stunned and pretended to be stupid, "What do you mean really? The young master really can't come back because of something, Luo Yu, why do you ask?"
Luo Yu turned his gaze away from it and looked around. For some reason, the feeling of unreality became stronger and stronger, and he thought of Lao Hong.
Once the seeds of doubt are planted, they will take root, sprout, and break through the soil.
Luo Yu had a headache. He really didn't want to doubt them, but their behaviors couldn't be ignored. He always felt that something was weird.
"Gi, I'll be discharged from the hospital in a few days. When I get home, I'll be ready to open the store. Can you ask Luo Zhi to come back at this time?"
"Okay!" Gi agreed decisively. "Don't worry, you'll definitely be able to see him when the time comes. Don't risk coming in again these few days. Get some rest. I believe the young master doesn't want to see you in a bad state."
Luo Yu hesitated for a few seconds and then hummed.
The next day, Lao Hong came to find Shangluo and questioned him about the password.
The note was torn into pieces by Lao Hong. "You little bastard, you like to play tricks on old people, don't you? Do you know that everything I do now is for your own good? Why can't you listen to me?"
Luo Yu frowned as he looked at the debris scattered on the ground and said dissatisfiedly: "I'm not kidding you. It might be your fault that you can't enter. Also, please go get a broom and clean it up now."
Lao Hong laughed angrily. No one had ever dared to order him to do such a thing.
Lao Hong slumped down on a chair, folded her arms, and looked at him, "Kid, you may have a lot of negative energy, but from your appearance, you look like a spirited young man. What's wrong with you? Why would you believe that? If you keep dragging it on like this, I really can't save you."
Luo Yu bit his lower lip. He was very confused now. His head was divided into two parts. One side suspected that Lao Hong did not want to help him, but just wanted to get more ways to enter the underworld; the other side suspected that the underworld seemed to be doing something to him.
During this period of time, he had no idea who to trust. He began to waver, sometimes firmly believing in Luo Zhi and sometimes doubting him.
Lao Hong observed Luo and his unpredictable expression, and the corners of his mouth slowly curled up into a small arc. He stood up and said, "Kid, I'll give you another week. I believe you will be completely sober within this week."
Luo Yu looked up at his leaving back and suddenly said, "Wait a minute."
Lao Hong paused, turned his head and said, "Hmm?"
"Can we make a deal?"
Lao Hong turned around, a look of interest on his face.
Luo Yu said, "If I contact you within a week, I will tell you everything. If I don't contact you within a week, I will give you 200,000 yuan, and you must never appear in front of us again."
With a chuckle, Lao Hong laughed. Why does this sound so much like giving you 100 million and leaving my son's bloody drama? This development is really something he had never thought of. It's completely upside down.
Lao Hong said cheerfully, "Okay, it's not easy to make money these days. If you want to give it to me, then I can only accept it."
Luo Yu opened the drawer and took out a piece of paper and a pen and gave it to him. "Give me your number and bank account."
Lao Hong paused for a moment and said awkwardly, "I don't have a bank card."
"Ah?" Luo Yu was confused.
Lao Hong wrote a number on a piece of paper and returned the paper and pen to him. "Change it to text messages. When you want to transfer 200,000, send me a text message and I'll go get one."
Only after the people left did Luo Yu finally come to his senses. He found it unbelievable that someone who secretly installed a camera didn't even have a bank card.
No, a thought with 70% accuracy flashed through Luo Yu’s mind.
That camera...can't be fake?
In the next five days, Luo Yudu never went to the underworld again, nor did he wait for Luo Zhi to come find him.
It's hard to bear.
He spends most of his time staring at the wall clock. He has no mood to play with his phone and has no messages to reply to. He doesn't have many true friends, and most of them are away from home.
There were three people who would send messages every morning to ask how his recovery was going. Those three were his college roommates.
Today was the same as usual. Everyone sent two messages at around eight o'clock in the morning.
Luo Yu guessed that they might be on their way to work, catching the subway or bus.
His three roommates in college were all from other places. They were all very motivated and good friends. They ate meat and drank wine together. They even performed a play in the dormitory and posted it on a certain platform.
This is how Luo Yu’s current acting skills were honed.
Xu Xiaoxia was in the process of completing the discharge procedures and was originally scheduled to be discharged two days later, but Luo Yu could no longer wait and insisted on being discharged.
Luo Zeping parked the car on the side of the road and took Luo and Xu Xiaoxia to the back door of the community.
Luo Yu knew that Luo Zeping was afraid that he would see the security room.
When Luo Yu thought of the security guard, he felt a lump in his heart.
He thought that after the convenience store business was completely over, the rest of his life would be spent atonement. He really didn't deserve to live a good life, and he had to pay the price.
The elevator quickly rose to the 12th floor. After getting out of the elevator, Luo Zeping began to press the code on the door.
With a click, Luo Zeping opened the door. Luo Yuyi was stunned when he saw the state of the room.
The three boys on the sofa were looking at him with wicked grins on their faces. Lin Zi removed the half-smoked cigarette from his mouth and said, "Luo Yu, we haven't seen each other for only two months, right? Why are you looking at me like a stranger?"
The other two also spoke.
Liu Fei said, "Don't be amnesiac, you still owe me two hotpot meals."
Li Xiang said, "If you're moved, just cry as much as you want. It's not shameful. At worst, I'll let Lin Zi give you a kiss to comfort you."
Luo Yu laughed, and the Luo couple also laughed.
The living room, which had been silent for almost a month, was filled with laughter today.
Luo Yu said as he walked: "When did you come? Why didn't you tell me?"
Lin Zi said, "I'm telling you in advance, can I see you cry?"
"Why the hell was I crying?" Luo Yu was speechless.
Li Xiang said: "This guy deserves a beating. He must have died of suffocation at work."
"Luo Yu, have fun with your classmates first," Xu Xiaoxia said, "and then the six of us will go out for dinner tonight."
"Damn, my aunt is treating us, so it's worth two hotpot meals." Liu Fei said.
Loud laughter rang out in the living room again. Luo Yu went over and sat with them. They talked about their current situation for a while, but mostly they boasted to each other about the things that happened in the university dormitory.
The arrival of the three good friends made Luo Yu forget those things for a short time, as if nothing had happened.
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