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Chapter 18 - Qiyu Village - The Burn

Thinking about the fact that there was an invisible, dirty thing secretly observing him in his room, Ning Qiushui got goosebumps all over his body!

He quietly left the room and walked out into the hallway.

But the scene that made his hair stand on end appeared…

The red light emitted from the blood jade in his palm not only did not go out… but even brighter!

"Damn it!"

Ning Qiushui couldn't help but curse inwardly.

He held the blood jade and walked around for a while, the uneasiness in his heart growing more and more!

Because he quickly discovered that this jade would glow as long as it was in the guest house!

Could it be… the entire guest house was unclean?

He pondered for a moment, then immediately found Bai Xiaoxiao and Liu Chengfeng, called them into the room, and closed the door.

Then, Ning Qiushui took out the blood jade and placed it in front of the two of them.

"Hey, isn't this the jade from our previous instance… Damn it! Why is it glowing?!"

Liu Chengfeng's face was first surprised, then turned to horror.

He recalled the female ghost from the Blood Door before, and looked around every corner of the room.

But he didn't see anything scary.

"Stop looking…"

Ning Qiushui shook his head, his expression becoming more serious.

"As long as it's in the guest house, this blood jade will glow."

After speaking, he seriously explained to Bai Xiaoxiao about the origin and effect of the blood jade.

Bai Xiao Xiao frowned after hearing this.

She slightly opened her red lips:

"This guest house really has a problem."

After speaking, Bai Xiaoxiao looked around Ning Qiushui's room, her eyes locked on the wooden bed.

This wooden bed had been cleaned carefully, it was relatively clean, even the small corners on the headboard were not missed, but…

Bai Xiaoxiao stretched out her slender fingers, gently brushing across the ground under the bed, then a thick layer of dust stuck to her fingers, and there was also a bit of… fur.

"See?"

The two nodded, Ning Qiushui pondered, and Liu Chengfeng was bewildered.

"Isn't this because the bottom wasn't cleaned?"

"It's normal…"

Ning Qiushui said:

"It's not that problem, it's just that the layer of dust… is too thick."

"It's as if… a house that hasn't been used for a long time, suddenly got cleaned up for us to use."

Liu Chengfeng was startled.

"That's right."

Bai Xiaoxiao looked at Ning Qiushui with admiration.

She had led many newcomers.

Rarely was there a newcomer as delicate and perceptive as Ning Qiushui.

In fact, most newcomers were not even as good as Liu Chengfeng, when things went wrong they could only scream and call for help.

"... No, this is the guest house of the village's tourism company, listening to the NPC named Hou Kong talking earlier, it seems that this village places great importance on tourism, how could no one have used it for so long?"

Liu Chengfeng felt goosebumps for no apparent reason.

Ning Qiushui continued:

"You're right, unless…"

After speaking, his expression changed slightly, he raised his head, and just happened to meet Bai Xiaoxiao's eyes.

The other party's expression was also very solemn, he nodded slightly, as if he knew what he was thinking.

"Unless what?"

Liu Chengfeng was impatient, he moved closer, and asked with his face close.

Ning Qiushui shook his head.

"…I can't confirm it completely yet, I'll tell you later."

Bai Xiaoxiao looked at the clock.

"There's not much time left today, and we don't know when it will get dark in the village, so let's rest early after dinner."

"Let's go for a walk around the village tomorrow morning."

Liu Chengfeng raised his eyebrows:

"There's still so much time left in the evening, why don't we go out for a walk?"

He recalled the Blood Door before, the female ghost told them to absolutely not go to the third floor, but the result was that the path to life was hidden on the third floor.

This time, the NPC named Hou Kong also told them not to go out at night, maybe…

Bai Xiaoxiao glanced at him and said calmly:

"The world behind the Blood Door is usually extremely dangerous at night!"

"Think about your previous Blood Door, does the demon always appear at night to kill people?"

"If there is no clear hint or finding a clue that is definitely worth taking the risk, I do not advise you to act at night."

"Of course, if you think you are the darling of heaven, you can pretend I have not said anything."

Liu Chengfeng immediately became dejected.

The three of them finished dinner and returned to their rooms to rest.

The facts proved that Bai Xiaoxiao's experience was indeed very useful.

Because at around seven o'clock, the sky of Qiyu Village darkened at a speed visible to the naked eye.

From the blazing sun to pitch black, it only took less than ten minutes in total!

Even at the tourist spot closest to the guesthouse, it was impossible to return within ten minutes!

In other words… those who were currently outside searching for clues about the path to survival, had to grope their way back!

"It's not even 12 o'clock yet, should it be okay?"

Ning Qiushui thought so.

The moonlight was very clear, although it was dark outside, the dirt road could still be seen clearly.

The blood jade piece emitted a dim light, lying on the bed.

He lay on the bed, closing his eyes to rest.

Around midnight, Ning Qiushui woke up.

He was awakened by a noise.

Ning Qiushui heard… it seemed like there was something in the room.

Almost immediately, Ning Qiushui woke up!

He held his breath and listened, feeling like something was crawling on the floor of his room!

Creak –

Creak –

That thing seemed to have claws, and as it crawled on the ground, it made a rubbing sound that made his scalp numb!

Ning Qiushui stiffened.

He could almost be sure that this thing… definitely wasn't a human!

The blood jade in his palm grew hotter and hotter.

"Under the bed… what is it?"

The pungent smell he had smelled during the day rushed into his nose!

Ning Qiushui really wanted to turn around to see what was under the bed… but his reason told him that he absolutely couldn't act rashly at this moment!

One movement… could very well be the difference between life and death!

"Growl—"

That horrible thing let out an extremely unpleasant sound from its throat, crawling as it seemed to have discovered Ning Qiushui, suddenly crawling towards the head of the bed!

The sound of its claws scratching on the ground was especially horrible, Ning Qiushui felt a chill all over his body, an unpleasant burnt smell spread throughout every corner of the room, if he didn't endure it, Ning Qiushui would definitely cough violently!

But he knew that at this moment he absolutely could not cough!

Although he couldn't see the demon crawling under the bed, Ning Qiushui vaguely guessed that the other party couldn't see him, nor did he know that he was on the bed!

Ning Qiushui endured a huge amount of psychological pressure, not making a sound.

Sure enough, the demon crawling in the room couldn't climb onto the bed due to some kind of restriction, only crawling under the bed for a while, after confirming that there was nothing he was looking for… it crawled out the door again.

When leaving, it even helped Ning Qiushui close the door.

"This demon… is quite polite."

Ning Qiushui mocked himself in his heart.

But in reality, only he himself knew how dangerous the situation was just now!

He guessed that if he had made any big moves just now, or had confronted that demon… He would have been dragged away or killed by it!

After the ghost whose entire body emitted a burnt smell left, the burnt smell in the room became much lighter.

The temperature of the blood jade in Ning Qiushui's palm also gradually recovered, it was no longer hot.

Just as he was about to continue sleeping, an extremely miserable and pitiful scream of a man came from outside the window.

That miserable scream, made people feel scared, instantly dispelled all of Ning Qiushui's confusion!

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