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Published at 27th of February 2024 12:23:38 PM


Chapter 7

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What kind of person doesn't have a shadow?

 

 

  The answer is self-evident.

 

 

Tang Ning took a step back. He almost forgot that there were stairs behind him. Fortunately, he grabbed onto the handrail and didn't fall down the stairs.

 

 

Lu Yingxing maintained his strange smile as he walked towards Tang Ning. Light footsteps echoed through the quiet corridor. They were so soft that they didn't sound like the footsteps of an adult man. Instead, they reminded people of someone walking on tiptoe.

 

 

Tang Ning was still timid, but perhaps it was because of the three consecutive scares he experienced on the first day. Although he was so scared that he was about to faint, he was much stronger than on the first day. At least, no matter how weak his limbs were, he still had the strength to escape.

 

 

The flashlight's beam flickered in the corridor. Tang Ning mustered all his strength and ran downstairs. He ran so fast, Tang Ning had never walked down stairs so fast in his life. However, the soft footsteps followed behind him, like a shadow he couldn't shake off.

 

 

After running down one floor, the footsteps behind his suddenly disappeared. Tang Ning turned around in confusion, but there was no one behind her.

 

 

Tang Ning turned his head and pointed his flashlight in front of her. A tall figure suddenly appeared at the stairwell not far away!

 

 

Under the pale light, Lu Yingxing maintained a strange smile and stood at the entrance of the corridor staring at him.

 

 

  How is that possible?

 

 

  How is that possible?!

 

 

Wasn't the footsteps behind him? When did he run past him?!

 

 

At this moment, Tang Ning saw the number at the entrance of the stairway. It was a red painted symbol, a bloody " 4 ".

 

 

No, he just ran down from the fourth floor. Logically speaking, this should be the third floor!

 

 

Tang Ning didn't have time to think. Lu Yingxing, who was standing at the entrance of the corridor, walked towards her. Tang Ning had no choice but to run downstairs again. His hurried footsteps echoed throughout the long and dark corridor, as well as the soft, unhurried sound.

 

 

Very soon, he ran to the next level. The footsteps behind him suddenly disappeared, and a tall figure appeared in front of him. When he looked up, he saw the bloody number "4".

 

 

  The ghost hits the wall.

 

 

  This word popped into Tang Ning's mind.

 

 

If he continued running like this, his physical strength would be exhausted, and there would always be times when he would be caught up by the soft footsteps.

 

 

A burst of laughter came from the darkness. Lu Yingxing's mouth remained closed as he walked towards Tang Ning.

 

 

  [Talisman paper.]

 

  The system suddenly said.

 

 

  Yes! Talisman paper! Lu Yingxing had previously given him a large stack of talisman papers!

 

 

Tang Ning took out a yellow talisman from his pocket as the system's cold command sounded in his mind," Stick it between his eyebrows."

 

 

Two fingers gripped a talisman as Tang Ning's hands trembled violently as he stared fearfully at Lu Yingxing, who was approaching her.

 

 

  [Don't shake your hands!]

 

  the male voice berated.

 

 

  Tang Ning was so scared that his arms froze and he forced herself to stop trembling.

 

 

 

  [Hold your breath!]

 

 

Tang Ning obediently held his breath. he didn't need to hold his breath. Seeing the face approaching her, Tang Ning almost couldn't breathe.

 

 

At this moment, Lu Yingxing was only about 20 centimeters away from him. If he took one more step, he would be able to meet him face to face. Tang Ning's mind went blank as he heard a cold male voice shouting," Right now, stick!"

 

 

The hand holding the talisman suddenly stretched out. Through a yellow talisman, his snow-white fingertips trembled and stopped between Lu Yingxing's eyebrows.

 

 

The strange smile on Lu Yingxing's face disappeared at this moment. He closed his eyes as if he had fallen asleep, but his body stood straight in front of Tang Ning.

 

 

  [System, did I succeed?]

 

 

Tang Ning did not dare to withdraw his hand. he was afraid that if he did, the talisman would fall off.

 

 

  [Have you ever heard of a corpse hunter?]

 

  the system asked coldly.

 

 

Tang Ning had heard of the Xiangxi Corpse Catchis before. It seemed like it was someone who drove corpses home. He had always been timid and didn't dare to delve deeper into such things, so he didn't know much about it.

 

 

  [Put Lu Yingxing's hand on your shoulders.]

 

  The system gives orders.

 

 

Tang Ning was scared to death of Lu Yingxing, but he knew that listening to the system was the only way out. Therefore, Tang Ning released his hand from the talisman and the yellow talisman was firmly placed between Lu Yingxing's eyebrows. It was as if it was glued together.

 

 

Tang Ning carefully held Lu Yingxing's hand. It was bone-chilling; it wasn't something a living person should feel. He slowly lifted Lu Yingxing's stiff arms and placed his palm on his shoulder.

 

 

A chill seemed to be transmitted from Lu Yingxing's body. Tang Ning was so cold that his body shivered.

 

 

[Turn around and face Lu Yingxing with your back facing. When you complete the pose, let Lu Yingxing's hand rest on your shoulder.]

 

 

This action was a little difficult to complete. Tang Ning raised Lu Yingxing's hand above his head and carefully lifted his wrist with his fingertips. He slowly turned around and placed Lu Yingxing's hand on his shoulder.

 

 

The moment those cold hands landed, it seemed like something was riding on Tang Ning's shoulders.

 

 

  [Close your eyes.]

 

 

  Tang Ning didn't dare to think too much about it. he immediately closed his eyes.

 

 

[No matter what happens next, don't open your eyes. Do whatever I say!]

 

 

The system's voice was unusually serious.[There's one more thing. Don't slap Lu Yingxing's hand off. During this period, make sure Lu Yingxing's hand is always on your shoulder!] Do you understand?!]

 

 

  [Hmm!]

 

 

Tang Ning memorized every word the system said. He wihed he could carve these words into his mind.

 

 

  [Okay, jump one step to the left.]

 

 

  跳?

 

 

Tang Ning gulped. he was so nervous that he couldn't tell right from left for a moment. The tip of his left hand moved. Tang Ning closed his eyes and mustered the courage to jump to his left.

 

 

In the silent darkness, he heard his own footsteps landing on the ground. At the same time, there was a dull thud.

 

 

  It was a strange sound, like a child slapping a ball behind him.

 

 

 

 

  "Jump down ten steps. Don't jump too far. Every jump is about ten centimeters."

 

 

Tang Ning closed his eyes and started to jump down. he could feel herself jumping up the stairs. Jumping up stairs was easy. When he was in elementary school, Tang Ning would jump down the stairs with his friends.

 

 

However, when he closed his eyes and jumped up the stairs for the first time, he felt an unprecedented terror because he could not see anything. In the darkness, he felt as if he was standing on the edge of a cliff. His head was dizzy, his legs were weak, and his heart was beating violently.

 

 

  Bang, bang, bang.

 

 

  That was his heartbeat.

 

 

  Boom, boom, boom.

 

 

  It was a strange muffled sound behind him.

 

 

Bang, bang, bang. The sound of a heartbeat mixed with the muffled sound. It felt like a hammer was hitting Tang Ning's chest. Tang Ning was suffocating as he heard the sound from afar. From top to bottom, it seemed like a sphere was bouncing randomly in the narrow corridor.

 

 

  Boom!

 

 

  The voice suddenly became louder!

 

 

A cold breath blew past Tang Ning's shoulder, as if something was crashing towards her.

 

 

Tang Ning's scalp went numb as he subconsciously dodged the attack. Lu Yingxing's hand slipped off Tang Ning's right shoulder.

 

 

  Shit!

 

 

Tang Ning's heart felt like it was about to jump out of his chest. After the hand left his shoulder, he didn't feel relieved. Instead, he felt a tremendous pressure on his left shoulder. The bones on his left shoulder seemed to be about to break.

 

 

  [There are still three steps left. Continue jumping.]

 

 

  Tang Ning didn't jump immediately.

 

 

It was unknown if the hand that was hanging down was inertia or intentional, but it landed on his lower back.

 

 

The moment his cold and stiff hand pressed against his waist, Tang Ning felt a chill run down his spine as he felt his entire body freeze.

 

 

After standing stiffly for about a minute, Tang Ning finally regained control of his body.

 

 

  He closed his eyes and took a step down.

 

 

The cold hand followed him down, like a venomous snake with malicious intent.

 

 

  [Two more steps.]

 

 

Tang Ning was about to lose his balance. he didn't have any strength left and could fall off the stairs at any moment.

 

 

  Ten centimeters, each jump was about ten centimeters.

 

 

What if the jump distance is off? Is he going to fall straight down the stairs?

 

 

  [Jump!]

 

  The cold male voice raised his voice and sounded like thunder in Tang Ning's ears!

 

 

Tang Ning closed his eyes and used all of his strength to jump down one step. The next moment, he almost lost his balance...

 

 

Lu Yingxing's entire body fell towards him. Approximately 70 kilograms of weight was placed on Tang Ning's body. A cold aura covered half of Tang Ning's body. Tang Ning almost puhed Lu Yingxing away. Fortunately, before he did anything, his frozen mind retained the last shred of rationality.

 

 

  Never slap Lu Yingxing's hand off!

 

 

Tang Ning gritted his teeth. he felt as if he was crying. Tears were streaming down his face like crazy. With no one to comfort her, Tang Ning could only desperately say to herself,'It's okay, it's okay. It's just one step away. Just one more step and it'll be fine.'

 

 

Just as Tang Ning was thinking about this, his cold hand moved from his lower back to his lower abdomen like a python wrapped around its prey. In the darkness, Lu Yingxing seemed to move from behind Tang Ning to in front of her.

 

 

  It stood in front of Tang Ning.

 

 

  [Jump.]

 

  the system ordered.

 

 

At this moment, the phone in Tang Ning's pocket suddenly rang. It was unusually clear and loud. With the sudden ringing, Tang Ning couldn't see anything, but Lu Yingxing's strange smile appeared in front of her. It was as if he saw his prey jumping into a trap that he had already set up.

 

 

  Tang Ning's blood seemed to freeze.

 

 

  [Jump!!!]

 

 

As the phone rang, Tang Ning's entire body trembled. Suddenly, he thought of something,"

 

 

Why was the system suddenly so good to him, so good that it would tell him what to do with every step?

 

 

If the talisman paper was really useful, why did Lu Yingxing have the talisman paper, but was it entangled by the Ghost Infant?

 

 

At this moment, Tang Ning seemed to have returned to the nightmare he had when he slept in the bathroom. he returned to the door, opened it or not, jumped or not.

 

 

  What is true and what is false?

 

 

He didn't know the answer, but he remembered that in his dream, his phone had also sent a message, but he didn't pick it up that time.

 

 

  Tang Ning trembled as he reached for his phone in his pocket.

 

 

  [Tang Ning! What are you doing?! Jump!!!

 

  The system's voice became louder and louder until it was almost breaking!

 

 

Tang Ning's eyes were still closed. It was easy to pick up the phone. Even with his eyes closed, he was able to complete the call. His hands trembled as he picked up the phone. A low, gentle and magnetic voice came from the othis end of the line,"

 

 

  "Ning, it's already eleven o'clock at night. Why aren't you home?"

 

 

  It was Mo Yunchu's voice.

 

 

Tang Ning heard herself crying for help,"Mo Yunchu! Come and take me home!" 



 

 

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