Chapter 10: The Seventh Floor Where Ghost Walls Can Never Be Reached
Shi Chan walked upstairs carrying the bag of gossip.
The location where the City Detective Team's live broadcast was interrupted was on the seventh floor. If they were running around after the live broadcast was interrupted, they should be on or around the seventh floor, and unlikely to be on the first floor. Therefore, considering the efficiency of searching for people, the priority of the exploration on the first floor was placed at the back.
Because of the lightning from the Little Five Thunder Curse just now, some of the ghosts in the building were scared away, and the yin energy suddenly became thinner. The world in Lin Zhuyue's eyes was no longer as foggy as before, and he could see many things clearly.
Lin Zhuyue followed behind Shi Can and asked:
"What is that...mantra holder?"
Shi Can looked back at Lin Zhuyue, then turned around and continued walking upstairs.
"Those in Tiancheng who possess the qualifications to become spiritual masters, although many of them come from outside, the best among them are mostly from aristocratic families that have lived in Tiancheng for generations."
Shi Chan stepped up the stairs step by step.
"People from outside rarely have ancestors who practiced metaphysics, but aristocratic families always have outstanding grandparents. Blessed by their ancestors, descendants of aristocratic families have a small chance of receiving a 'blessing spell'. The spell can be cast anywhere on the body, and the type varies. Some spells are difficult for those who don't hold the spell, but the holder only needs to infuse sufficient spiritual energy to activate them easily and quickly."
"My spiritual power is quite abundant, and the Small Five Thunder Curse also has a good offensive power, so it is very suitable for dealing with ghosts and monsters."
Lin Zhuyue probably understood.
Chanting Mantra is a card-drawing game exclusively for the descendants of Tiancheng's aristocratic families. Whether or not you can draw a card, and what you draw, depends on luck. Shi Can is a lucky guy. Not only did he draw a card, he also drew a gold card.
As Lin Zhuyue walked, he felt increasingly chilled.
"The fog seems to be getting heavier..."
Shi Chan said, “Take out the ‘seemingly’, partner.”
He turned around and showed Lin Zhuyue the compass in his hand. In the center of the simple golden metal compass, the agate needle was spinning wildly.
Shi Chan asked, “Are you scared?”
Lin Zhuyue admitted frankly: "A little bit."
Shi Chan turned his back and continued walking upstairs:
"If you're scared, go back to Tiancheng and apply for a transfer. People who are timid are not suitable for Class 1, and I don't want a teammate."
Lin Zhuyue: "..."
Shi Can might be a good spiritualist, but he's definitely not a good teammate. Wen Miyan and Ye Yangjia both dislike him, so it's not unreasonable for them to resist going on missions with him.
Less than ten minutes into the first mission, Lin Zhuyue had already begun to think about picking up a mop and beating him up.
Lin Zhuyue silently picked up the broom in the corner of the corridor.
Shi Can seemed to sense the malicious intent and turned back alertly:
"What do you want to do?"
Lin Zhuyue held the broom handle and replied:
"Find some self-defense equipment."
"You can't use this thing to fight ghosts."
Shi Chan denied it.
"Your spiritual power is indeed strong, but a broom is just an ordinary object. It is not a lightning-struck wooden sword nor a spiritual weapon. It cannot kill ghosts."
Lin Zhuyue looked at the broom in his hand.
Although a broom and a mop are not the same thing, a mop is definitely an ordinary object. If a mop can be used to fight ghosts, why can't a broom?
Suddenly, Lin Zhuyue shuddered.
She quickly came to her senses and subconsciously looked upstairs.
Shi Can had already stopped and was also staring at the upstairs.
Lin Zhuyue saw the thick black fog. The corridor was very quiet. There was only the cold moonlight pouring in from the window, her and Shi Can's breathing, and the sound of their hearts beating in their chests.
The silence lasted for seconds, maybe minutes.
The sounds of "da", "da", and "da" came from upstairs, from high to low, from far to near.
The black fog twisted.
A long-haired woman in a floral dress walked out. Her face was pale, even bluish, and her entire body had a sense of transparency. Although the residential building was dark, she seemed to absorb all the moonlight, and every detail of her body was clearly reflected in Lin Zhuyue and Shi Can's eyes.
This face looked quite familiar, almost identical to the ghost face that Lin Zhuyue saw in the photo.
Lin Zhuyue lowered his gaze slightly.
The "tapping", "tapping", "tapping" sounds were made when the woman's feet landed on the steps, and sounded like the sound of high heels.
But the woman's feet were bare.
What's even more bizarre is that she was standing on tiptoe, as if she was wearing a pair of invisible high heels.
The woman was getting closer and closer. Shi Can did not hook the middle finger of his left hand. His left hand seemed to be holding something, and his body was slightly bent, as if he was ready to strike.
Lin Zhuyue also held the broom tightly.
Even though they were so close, Lin Zhuyue could not hear any sound from the woman except the sound of her footsteps, no heartbeat, no breathing.
Her and Shican's breathing also stopped. They were both holding their breath subconsciously because of nervousness.
The woman in the floral skirt was very close. Shi Can's left hand, which was holding something, moved slightly, but the next moment, the woman passed by them and walked downstairs.
Lin Zhuyue showed a bewildered look: "?"
Shi Chan looked at the woman's back, his eyes filled with shock.
This woman in a floral dress was undoubtedly not a human, but she had no interest in Lin Zhuyue and Shi Can, and even seemed not to see them.
In his eighteen years of life, Shi Can had outstanding looks and top talents. He had been the leader among his peers since he was young and the focus of everyone's attention, including demons and monsters. However, this was the first time in his life that he was ignored by a ghost.
The woman's figure disappeared from sight and the sound of her footsteps gradually faded away.
Lin Zhuyue said, "She seems to be the one in the photo... Is it okay to let her go like this?"
“…It’s a good thing.”
Shi Chan folded his arms and said,
"She's very strong, and it's going to be hard to fight her."
Lin Zhuyue clung to the handrail, peering down through the gap beside it, and asked:
"Why do you sound so lost?"
Shi Chan: “Illusion.”
“I don’t think it’s an illusion.”
Lin Zhuyue brought up this topic herself.
"What should we do? Is the disappearance of the City Detective Team related to her?"
Shi Can shook his head: "Look at her arrogant look. She doesn't even pay attention to us. Will she pay attention to the City Detective Team?"
...That makes sense.
Shi Can pointed upstairs and said:
"Continue going up. According to the original plan, search the seventh floor first. If you can't find it on the seventh floor, start from the top floor, the eighth floor, and search downwards."
Lin Zhuyue had no objection, and the two continued to walk upwards.
As he walked, Shi Chan stopped:
"Which floor were we on just now?"
Lin Zhuyue replied: "It should be the fifth floor..."
Lin Zhuyue raised his head and looked at the floor sign.
The corners of the blue round metal sign are a little rusty, but the numbers and letters "4F" are so clear that anyone who is not blind can see them.
Lin Zhuyue asked, "Walk around again? Maybe I remembered it wrong, or maybe the floor number is wrong."
Shi Can didn't say anything, but just silently took a step and started walking up.
Lin Zhuyue took a step forward to catch up.
After climbing another floor, Shi Chan looked at the floor number and let out a short, bitter chuckle.
4F, the fourth floor again, and the rust on the corners of the sign is exactly the same.
Lin Zhuyue asked: "Is this a ghost wall?"
Lin Zhuyue took out his cell phone, but there was no signal.
Considering that the mobile phone signal might be blocked by the building, Lin Zhuyue trotted down to the middle of the two floors and wanted to stretch the hand holding the mobile phone out of the window to find a signal.
However, there was no clear moonlight outside the window, and there was no hospital opposite, but a barren cemetery with mounds of earth and a few tombstones.
Lin Zhuyue was stunned.
Shi Can followed closely behind her and said:
"Hey, don't run around at a time like this, you'll get lost."
He took out a walkie-talkie. Everyone in the group had one. Before entering the residential building, they had tuned to the same channel.
Shi Can pressed the talk button on the intercom and said:
"Hello, can you hear me?"
Shi Can's voice came from Lin Zhuyue's intercom:
"Hello, can you hear me?"
The two of them waited for a long time, but the voices of Wen Miyan and Ye Yangjia did not come from the intercom.
Lin Zhuyue and Shi Can tried calling a few more times, but received no response.
Just when the two were silent, a sound suddenly came from the intercom. It was the kind of poor signal sound that would be heard when the screen of an old TV was covered with snow a long time ago.
Shi Chan frowned.
The sound of snowflakes continued for a long time. Lin Zhuyue and Shi Can were both expecting to hear the voices of Wen Miyan and Ye Yangjia from inside, but there was no sound in the intercom.
Shi Chan said, “Put it away…”
Before he finished speaking, a chuckle came from the intercom.
It was a woman's laughter, as lively as a silver bell, but this sweet laughter only gave Lin Zhuyue a sense of horror that made her back tingle.
"What are you laughing at?"
Shi Chan wasn't afraid at all.
"Just wait for me."
There was no more sound on the intercom.
Shi Can put the walkie-talkie back into his bag and said to Lin Zhuyue:
"Follow me closely, don't separate from me."
Lin Zhuyue was quite touched.
Shican doesn't want teammates, but he still cares about his teammates' personal safety. Isn't he actually a pretty good person?
"You're a newbie. If anything happens to you, blame me for not guiding you well. If I'm held accountable, my career as a spiritualist will be completely ruined."
The emotion was shattered.
"Don't worry, I'll follow you."
Lin Zhuyue said expressionlessly,
"I don't know how important your career as a spiritualist is, but I know my life is important."
Shi Chan chose to continue going up.
Lin Zhuyue followed him and asked:
"Although I don't know how to get out of this ghost wall, judging from the floor we were on before, it would be easier to get out by going downstairs, right?"
"That's true."
Shi Chan replied,
"But don't forget we have a mission. The City Detective Team disappeared on the seventh floor, and the top floor is on the eighth floor. Going up will make it easier to reach higher floors, and we'll be closer to the missing people."
"And to escape this predicament, just walking is too dependent on luck."
Lin Zhuyue asked: "What should we do then?"
Shi Can said calmly:
"Find the ghost that trapped us and capture or kill it."
Lin Zhuyue pointed to the floor sign:
"Ah, we're on the second floor now. We seem to be getting further and further away from the seventh floor. Should we still go up?"
Shi Can said, "Let's go for a walk."
In the residential building with a maze of obstacles, the floors were in disorder. They reached the fifth floor, then the fourth floor, and then the third floor.
As they walked, they heard the "click", "click", "click" sounds of high heels again.
Lin Zhuyue and Shi Can raised their heads.
It was the woman in the floral skirt again. She was barefoot, with only her toes touching the ground, as she walked down from upstairs, passing by Lin Zhuyue and Shi Can without even glancing at them.
Shi Can said, "Hey, don't you have eyes?"
Lin Zhuyue looked at Shi Can in surprise.
Aren't we supposed to respect ghosts and gods? This person is being so disrespectful to a powerful ghost! Will this cause it to become furious?
The woman seemed not to hear Shican's question and walked downstairs on her own.
"Hey!" Shi Can started to chase after him.
The woman's figure disappeared in the black fog.
Lin Zhuyue also caught up with Shi Can. When she was going downstairs, she saw the floor sign. She showed a surprised expression, pulled Shi Can's sleeve, and pointed at the floor sign: "Look."
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