Chapter 4 Little Devil (4) "Is it you following me?"...
The second chapter of the comic has an extra chapter, starting with a celebrity's shopping mall event, where they carefully accept some gifts from fans.
Especially cute things, such as fluffy animal ear headbands and dolls. Yuan Luhang's eyes lit up when he received them, and fans exclaimed that they were so cute, just like a baby!
Yuan Luhang smiled broadly, waved goodbye to his fans, and walked through the VIP passage to the underground parking lot. He asked them to take his things back, but instead of taking a car, he walked through the parking lot passage to the music theater.
Then he ran into Xie Tan, who was buying drinks.
Until the very last frame of this scene, the rain and mist on the car window slowly turned black, and a small, bluish hand suddenly touched the milk that had been forgotten in the corner.
Xie Tan felt relieved. He hadn't seen Xiao Gui at the time, but he had guessed right. Xiao Gui usually followed celebrities around, but he wasn't always in the public eye.
In the next part of the comic, Yuan Luhang puts the strange man in the rainy night behind him and goes to the fortune teller's house, where he receives a golden base for offering to the gods.
He shook it gently, heard a slight rustling sound, and said with dissatisfaction, "Is it empty inside? It's shortchanged, how can it even work!"
The blindfolded sorceress stopped him: "The things inside are more valuable than gold... Don't break them."
Yuan Luhang's expression turned wary: "What exactly is it?"
The sorceress murmured, "It was something that was already on it."
In the same room, the Doll God sat on a new golden base, his mouth widening in the swirling smoke, revealing several sharp teeth.
The scene shifts again, and Lu Jinzhao and his classmates walk out of the movie theater, chatting and laughing. When they part ways at the door, he suddenly stops talking and looks back.
People come and go on the street, and shadows are cast under the night lights.
The classmate asked in confusion, "What happened? Did you run into someone you know?"
"Ah, it's nothing!" Lu Jinzhao scratched the back of his head, smiled brightly, said goodbye to his classmate, and then glanced back.
[Here we go again... Someone's following me.]
The second episode ends here, and as expected, there is a lot of discussion about the Men in Black on the forum.
[That startled me! The Sword God is so good at creating atmosphere. Like a minor celebrity, the abandoned building and the rainy night already give me the creeps, and then suddenly this person appears!]
Was he deliberately waiting for Yuan Luhang? That's terrifying!
[No, the theater's small door wasn't far from the vending machine. In an empty place, if the door suddenly opened, the man in black would definitely have heard it, but he didn't pay any attention, only focused on getting his drink. It was only when the celebrity kept staring at him that he looked back.]
[The rain wasn't heavy, it had just started. The man in black had a fan support fan, so he was probably jogging nearby and got some support items from fans. He came here to buy water and happened to see Yuan Luhang sneaking out. Maybe he was just a passerby?]
[Impossible. From the man in black's perspective, in the middle of the night, someone suddenly appears in an abandoned theater. He'd be more afraid than the star! But he completely ignored him, disregarding the star entirely.]
But the man in black kept staring at the celebrity the whole time, didn't he?
Are you sure you're looking at Yuan Luhang? Look here, the direction his face is facing under the hood isn't towards the celebrity. Although it's not fully drawn, this direction can only be towards Yuan Luhang's legs, like there's someone there!
[He's that tall; he can only be a child. He's looking at little devils!]
[It seemed the kid was also staring at the man in black, which is why the man in black asked the child, "Want a drink?"]
That's right, the milk was clearly bought for a child.
[Looking at it this way, the man in black is actually quite kind, giving an unimportant host a can of this along, hahaha.]
[They probably thought the celebrity would actually buy it for him, leaving the child with nothing to drink, so they reluctantly brought another bottle.]
[Using a support fan to shield myself from the rain was also a relief. I was startled at first, but when I saw the fan, I breathed a sigh of relief, just like Yuan Luhang.]
Although his face isn't clearly visible, his indifferent and casual attitude exudes a certain charm. He's definitely not someone to be underestimated. Could he be a recurring character in the new series?
There are still too few clues. I'm really looking forward to it!
[Wishful thinking handsome guy, you've already lost one of your wives at the beginning, please don't break my heart anymore, okay, Sword God!]
The man in black didn't show his face, but it was still him, and the reason he covered his face was for the moment when he would be revealed in the future, so the popularity would still be attributed to him.
He used Chekhov's gun to connect his house key to Lu Jinzhao's across the hall. A black pen flowed through the dim light, and the eye of the pen tip's pore blinked. The crossed guns fired simultaneously, clearing both frames.
Xie Tan: "Is that all?"
Although he asked that question, he had already boarded the bus to Heshun Community. There were only a few people on the last bus.
He wasn't driving fast; his head was resting against the car window, his eyelids drooping.
"Yes, this key can open this door in your circle, meow." The cat curled up on his lap and said softly, "Baby, do you want to sleep for a while? I'll wake you when we get there, meow."
"No need." Xie Tan lazily scrolled through his phone and continued reading the forum content.
Aside from the mysterious man in black, the focus of the new episode is on the golden base and Lu Jinzhao.
[As previously speculated, the fortune teller said that the contents inside the hollow base are more valuable than the outer gold layer. This is the new ritual implement the celebrity acquired, used to appease a minor ghost, enhance its power, and help it further plunder certain traits from others.]
These "evil dolls" are made from the corpses of infants. The sorceress says the items in the base originally belonged to the infant, such as baby teeth, baby hair, or items worn by the parents with special meaning, like a longevity lock or red string.
Lu Lu is the new target. He's been followed for several days now. Ever since that talisman appeared at his door, he's been marked by the little devil.
Logically, the imp should stay with the worshipper. Besides locking it in place and breaking through the barrier as previously analyzed by the expert, the talisman might also extend the imp's free time.
[Agreed. Celebrities have busy schedules and are easily recognized when they go out. It's impossible for them to follow celebrities themselves. Letting Alien Huang do it will prevent him from getting involved.]
So the kid is following Lu Lu, waiting for the right moment to strike.
Xie Tan's ideas were roughly the same as those on the forum, and the forum's introduction to the Doll God also opened up new avenues for his thinking.
The ghosts raised by celebrities are definitely not legitimate doll spirits; they are evil entities. The infant corpses that were trained into ghosts are probably of dubious origin and did not die a natural death.
So, by placing the things on the little devil's body inside the base, making it more complete, it became even more ferocious.
Baby teeth, baby hair, or gold locks and red strings?
"We've arrived, meow." The cat poked him with its paw.
Xie Tan snapped out of his daze, got out of the car, and, having already looked at the map beforehand, walked home as if he were a resident of Heshun Community.
As luck would have it, at the next street corner, a male college student wearing a bright orange sports jacket walked into the residential area; it was Lu Jinzhao.
A little boy, who only reached an adult's knees, was hopping and skipping behind him.
It's a brat.
By the time Xie Tan met him, he had grown up, from an infant to a three or four-year-old child.
Xie Tan raised an eyebrow, strolled after him, and lagged behind the little devil.
The two people and the ghost walked in a straight line, heading towards the building at the deepest part of Heshun Community.
Heshun Residential Area is an old-style residential area in the city center. It consists of old buildings, all seven stories high, without elevators.
Lu Jinzhao opened the unit door, and the little devil followed him through the crack in the door. When Xie Tan opened the door again, he saw Lu Jinzhao's figure disappear on the next floor of the stairs.
But Xie Tan paused for a moment, and the little devil behind Lu Jinzhao disappeared.
He observed his surroundings discreetly, but did not see the little devil.
Were there restrictions preventing them from coming in, or were they hiding?
Never mind that for now, I just happened to run into the main character, so I'll fill in my scenes first.
He walked up, maintaining a distance of one floor between them until he reached the top floor, where he turned onto a gentle platform and stopped.
Lu Jinzhao did not open the door and enter the house. He stood at the doorway, watching him warily from above.
The young man with short, black hair was nearly 1.9 meters tall. Even under his loose sports jacket, you could see his sexy bone structure and muscle lines. He was vigorous, powerful, and had a heat as hot as the sun.
He doesn't have a cute appearance; his features are sculpted and distinct, giving him a strong mixed-race look.
He just loves to smile, and everything about him melts into his amber eyes, shimmering with an irresistible golden glow.
He certainly has a face that's perfect for playing a leading role.
Xie Tan thought, especially those eyes, just looking at you like that is enough to convince you.
The man in black looked back silently. Their silent standoff had lasted a while, and the motion-activated light went out.
The corridor was dark, and moonlight spilled into the small window on the platform, casting a cool glow on half of the silhouette of the man in black.
Lu Jinzhao couldn't see his face clearly, only that it was half moonlight and half shadow, forming a tall human figure.
It's even colder inside the building.
Lu Jinzhao hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Were you following me?"
No one lives across the hall from him; there are only two households on each floor. The person was still behind him after the sixth floor, so it's very likely a stalker.
He subconsciously lowered his voice, and the motion-activated light did not turn on.
As soon as he finished speaking, the man in black stepped onto the stairs. Lu Jinzhao tightened his grip on the backpack strap with his left hand, staring at the man in black as he approached silently and oppressively.
The moment the man in black stepped onto the seventh floor, Lu Jinzhao was prepared to resist any attack from him, but the man in black brushed past him and casually ignored him.
A slight chill drifted by, and he noticed that the man in black seemed to be slightly damp; it had just rained.
Lu Jinzhao turned his head in surprise, only to see a beautiful but indifferent eye under the hood, which flashed by in an instant.
The man in black took out his key, turned the door on the opposite side, went inside, and closed it.
Lu Jinzhao was left standing in the empty stairwell, blinking blankly.
Lu Jinzhao: "..."
So he was mistaken, scared himself, and misunderstood the other person?
Coming to her senses, Lu Jinzhao covered her face in shame and squatted down, facing the door of her house to escape reality.
Help! This is so embarrassing! You absolutely have to apologize next time!
He took a few deep breaths, barely regaining his energy. He'd bring his new neighbor some dessert next time they met as an apology.
He went inside, and just as he closed the door, he glanced at the door opposite him one last time before finally closing it.
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