Chapter Twenty-Nine: Three Fetal Heartbeats
"What's wrong with this cat today?" Wen Qiyun saw Gou Rixin shrinking in the cat bed, and suddenly felt a little unaccustomed.
"He ate too much in the afternoon. Qiao Ming hurriedly explained. Wen Xin on the side lowered his head and seemed to be depressed.
"For the New Year, don't cry with a sad face," Qi Lanxi patted Wen Xin's shoulder and comforted, "It's ugly." โ
"Oh. Wen Xin didn't even refute, picked up the chopsticks and mechanically filled the food into his mouth. The family's mood seemed to be disturbed by Wen Xin, and the meal was lonely and silent.
Qi Lanxi walked around the living room after dinner, Wen Xin and Qiao Ming were huddled in the kitchen to clean up, and when they saw the knife that Qiao Ming put into the cabinet, Wen Xin closed his eyes violently, and countless nightmares came to his mind.
"It's okay, it's okay," Qiao Ming saw that Wen Xin's expression was wrong, and hurriedly patted her back to comfort, "Don't think about it too much, okay?"
Wen Xin gritted his teeth and forced himself to take a deep breath, "Hmm." โ
"Wen Xin, don't blame yourself, don't blame Gou Rixin, I'll take Gou Rixin back tomorrow. โ
"Tomorrow?" Wen Xin said in surprise, "Why, you can't go, my mother..."
"Maybe it's my fault," Qiao Ming suddenly looked at Wen Xin and said with a serious face, "I was the one who made you believe in the existence of these ghosts and made you believe in Gou Rixin, if it weren't for me and Gou Rixin, maybe..." Maybe your mother is just an advanced maternal age pregnant with twins, and one of the twins survives and the other is aborted, which is a very normal phenomenon, and we have all learned common sense, right?"
"Qiao Ming?" Wen Xin looked at the other party incredulously, "What are you talking about? We've seen the Fox Temple together, and it's all true. โ
"Even if the things in the Thorn Fox Temple are true, none of this has anything to do with what happened to your mother. Aunt Qi is an elderly mother, and one of the twins was aborted, which is a fact in everyone's eyes, and it was just an accident. There is no baby soul, and there is no fish demon with the soul of the new war. Can you understand what I'm saying?"
"I..." Wen Xin bit her lip and shouldn't say anything for a while.
"And maybe this accident was caused by me, I shouldn't have left Gou Rixin to you, he is the same as me. โ
"But I really heard the three fetal heartbeats," Wen Xin shook his head and looked at Qiao Ming, "I don't believe what you said." โ
"Wen Xin!"
"You don't know anything at all!" Wen Xin suddenly yelled, "What did I feel in my heart when I heard those two faint fetal heartbeats, I heard them calling for help from me, do you understand!"
"Those may be your delusions!" Qiao Ming said seriously, "Would you rather believe in this unwarranted delusion than believe in medical common sense?" is because the appearance of Gou Rixin and me has made you rely on your feelings to deal with this matter." โ
"Why?" Wen Xin looked at Qiao Ming blankly, "Why do you want to deny all this?"
"It's not that I want to say no, but..." Qiao Ming bit his lip and was speechless for a while.
"You want to sit on the sidelines, right, you can't do anything, you can't help me, you don't think they're your family, that's why you want to escape, don't you?"
"Wen Xin..."
"But they're my family," Wen Xin's eyes were red, "I can hear them." โ
Lying in the bed, Qiao Ming tossed and turned and found it difficult to sleep. After coming back from her grandparents' house, she has always been very scared of whether she is really lonely and killed her parents, and now, even Wen Xin has to suffer from her. When it comes to the lives of her best friend's family, she would rather believe it.
Tomorrow with Gou Rixin, where are you going?
Qiao Ming sat up irritably, ready to go to the bathroom. The wall lamp in the corridor emitted a faint light, Qiao Ming rubbed his eyes, and suddenly found a dark shadow lying in the doorway.
"Gou Rixin?"
I saw Gou Rixin lying on a cat mat, heard the sound of the door opening, and raised his head to look at Qiao Ming.
"Aren't you downstairs?" Qiao Ming said as he squatted down and looked at him.
"Hmm. Gou Rixin lowered his head and continued to lie on his stomach as if nothing had happened.
Qiao Ming didn't know what to say for a while, so he had to stand up and walk to the bathroom at the end of the corridor. Sitting on the toilet and just about to get up, he suddenly heard something strange outside the door, a half-human-high black shadow reflected on the white glass door.
"Gou Rixin, don't be kidding. โ
With a stab, the sliding door was opened, and Qiao Ming looked at Gou Rixin standing at the door in amazement. And behind him, the black figure with red eyes and a hideous face.
I saw Gou Rixin calmly walking into the bathroom and squatting at Qiao Ming's feet, seemingly unaware of the figure behind him.
Qiao Ming, who was sitting on the toilet, had hair standing on end all over his body, and cold sweat flowed on his forehead.
The black shadow hung in the air like a ghost, his eyes glowed blood-red, and the outline of his face looked like a human being, but more like a squeezed skeleton. The bathroom was eerie and hellish, and the shadow circled around Qiao Ming and suddenly stopped in front of her eyes.
Qiao Ming's pupils dilated suddenly, and he was stiffly fixed on the toilet, motionless, even holding his breath in his chest. Gou Rixin squatted at Qiao Ming's feet, he didn't move if the enemy didn't move, he just squinted his eyes and looked at the black ghost figure tightly, his eyes were full of vigilance.
The surroundings gradually became cold and biting, and Qiao Ming couldn't help but start shivering. But the ghost in front of her was still staring at her, and fear dominated every inch of her body, making Qiao Ming almost want to scream.
"Don't you lift your pants!" Gou Rixin suddenly roared.
Qiao Ming was woken up by a shout, and his whole body kept trembling. Even if she wanted to, but at the moment her limbs were trembling, where did she make her energy. She didn't even have the strength to stand up.
"Womb!" Gou Rixin meowed, arched himself and lunged towards the ghost. In an instant, the ghost suddenly retreated and scattered, and even the crimson eyes disappeared in an instant. Qiao Ming trembled, hurriedly lifted his pants and ran out the door. In the hallway, the dim lights made the surroundings even more eerie, and Qiao Ming stumbled against the wall and ran towards the bedroom.
But as soon as she ran to the door, the ghost once again stood in front of her with a cold aura, with a hideous smile on his face.
"Qiao Ming!" Gou Rixin rushed over and stood at her feet.
This is the second time today, Qiao Ming looked at those blood-red eyes fixedly, and a heavy sigh sounded in her ears, which made her heart breathless. She saw Qiao Qishan, who was covered in blood and inhuman, saw Niu Xiaohua, who was blue and gray in the morgue, smiled at her, saw two old men looking at her with tears but resentment, and saw countless frightened and screaming faces rushing towards her frantically.
"Qiao Ming!" Gou Rixin sensed that something was wrong and rushed towards the ghost. It's just that the hideous black shadow scattered with a smile and disappeared into the corridor in an instant, while Qiao Ming stood frozen at the door, his face full of tears but silent.
"Qiao Ming!" Gou Rixin anxiously pulled Qiao Ming's trouser legs, seeing that Qiao Ming did not move at all, he did not hesitate to stare at the skin on his legs, and bit down.
"Damn!" Qiao Ming screamed in pain, suddenly came to his senses, and rolled up his pants to look at the wound on his leg. Compared to the tooth marks on his wrist in the afternoon, the injury was too much, "Are you crazy!"
"It's better than you're crazy. Gou Rixin breathed a sigh of relief, saw the bloody wound on Qiao Ming's leg, and silently turned his head, resisting the urge to lick it.
"What was that just now?"
"I don't know, this is the second time I've met. A few days after the last appearance, the spirit of an unformed baby was seen. โ
"You mean?" Qiao Ming looked at Gou Rixin in surprise, "He could be the culprit?"
"I don't know. Gou Rixin turned around and looked at Qi Lanxi and Wen Qiyun's bedroom, where a cold aura kept wafting out.
"Can you beat him?" Qiao Ming asked.
Gou Rixin shook his head, "I can't touch him, he is like a cold breath, gathered into a human appearance." โ
"Then what is the purpose of his coming here? Qiao Ming looked at the closed door, and his heart tightened. Wen Xin is her best friend, she can't let her down, but what should she do?
With his hands on the doorknob of the bedroom, Qiao Ming couldn't take a step with heavy feet.
"I'm going to find Black and White Impermanence," Qiao Ming said suddenly, "Isn't it their job to subdue souls?"
"Qiao Ming," Gou Rixin was surprised, and hurriedly persuaded, "If you interfere in the affairs of the underworld, black and white impermanence will be detrimental to you." You are human, and the more you touch them, the more it will hurt you. โ
"It's okay," Qiao Ming clenched his fists, "Anyway, I'm only one left." โ
"Qiao Ming!" Hearing her say this, Gou Rixin was a little angry.
"Do you remember the one who knocked on the door this afternoon, let's go find him, go now. Qiao Ming gritted his teeth.
When Wen Xin was woken up by Gou Rixin, Qiao Ming had already gone out. She left a note for Wen Xin, telling her not to worry about herself, and to pay attention to opening the door for her by the way.
"Where did she go?" Wen Xin held the note and asked Gou Rixin worriedly. Gou Rixin shook his head, turned around and ran out the door. By the time Wen Xin chased him out of the corridor, Gou Rixin had disappeared.
The street lights are lit in the community, and a few are still brightly lit, which makes Qiao Ming feel a lot more at ease. She looked around, chose a direction, and walked firmly forward. The cold wind of the winter night was even more biting, whistling through the gaps of each building, making a buzzing sound like a ghost crying wolf.
"Meow~" Gou Rixin chased after him and followed at Qiao Ming's feet.
"Wen Xin didn't come out, did he?"
"Nope. โ
"Do you think I'm on the right track?"
"Yes. โ
"Can you sense it?" Qiao Ming said in surprise.
โยทยทยท No," Gou Rixin was a little embarrassed, he just... Subconsciously agreed.
"I don't know and I still answer nonsense. Qiao Ming pursed his lips and complained.
Each building in the community was more than a dozen steps away from each other, Qiao Ming walked for almost half an hour, his feet were almost frozen, and he didn't find half a ghost, but he disturbed many dogs barking at her.
"Are you being swept away by impermanence? Don't come when you should come, don't leave when you should go. She stomped her foot.
"If you say that by name, they will probably hear it. Gou Rixin said in a low voice.
"Just let them hear it, if it weren't for the fear of being taken as a nervous disorder, I would rather take a loudspeaker and shout a few words. โ
โยทยทยทโ Gou Rixin was speechless, if she knew that black and white impermanence had scared her to death mercilessly, she would definitely not be so arrogant.
The cold wind whistling in his ears kept blowing, and Qiao Ming was so cold that he couldn't help but stumble a few times, "You allow me to do ten squats first, and then leave when it's warm." โ
"Why don't you look for it tomorrow? Gou Rixin looked at Qiao Ming, who was shivering from the cold, and couldn't bear to say.
"No, isn't impermanence all soul locking in the middle of the night?"
Gou Rixin had no choice but to shut up, shook his body, and jumped on Qiao Ming's shoulder.
"What are you doing!" Qiao Ming was taken aback, his legs were weak and he squatted and didn't stand up, and he fell to the ground with a sigh, "Gou Rixin, are you becoming a heart!"
Gou Rixin put it around Qiao Ming's neck and said embarrassedly, "Be a scarf for you to keep warm." โ
A man and a cat ghostly walked around the community, still finding nothing. Qiao Ming was helpless, and decided to go back to Wen Xin's house to wait for impermanence, and go back with Gou Rixin.
"Then are you going to leave tomorrow?" asked Gou Rixin.
"No, I can't wait for impermanence tonight, let's go to the hospital morgue tomorrow and wait, I don't believe they really have a Spring Festival holiday, and there is a New Year underground? Isn't Halloween the 15th of July?"
"Then what you said to Wen Xin today, are you serious?"
"What?"
"You said that the twins were just an accident, and it had nothing to do with everything we saw. โ
"Probably. Qiao Ming said in a low voice.
"You also said that maybe the accident was caused by us, and I am the same as you. The same what?"
Qiao Ming quickened his pace, but did not answer.
"It's going to bring bad luck, isn't it? You think I'm an unlucky ghost, and you're alone, and we're both doomed..."
"It has nothing to do with you," Qiao Ming said suddenly, "it's just my own reason. โ
"Jomin..."
"In the whole thing, everything you do is done with good intentions, and I shouldn't have denied you like that. Qiao Ming interrupted Gou Rixin's words, "Nothing else, don't talk about it." โ
Back at the gate of Wen Xin's house, Qiao Ming called someone to go downstairs and open the door. When the phone was busy, Gou Rixin suddenly stood up and looked around vigilantly. The swing in the front yard does not sway, facing the cold wind, whistling leisurely in the night.
Wen Xin's voice came from the other end of the phone, "Are you at the door, wait." โ
"Nope!"
"Then where are you?" Wen Xin's tone was eager, "It's a cold day, can you come back first?"
"It's okay, Gou Rixin and I are busy, I'm afraid you'll be worried, so I'll give you a call. You go to sleep first, and I'll call you when I get back." โ
"Qiao Ming, it's all my fault, I shouldn't have said that to you today, maybe you're right, it's messy if I care, you come back first, let's figure out a way together, okay?"
"Don't think about it, it's not a big deal, you still can't trust me, besides, there is Gou Rixin. I'll hang up first, and I'll call you later. โ
A slow figure followed behind Qiao Ming, as if waiting for her to knock on the door. Qiao Ming stood frozen in front of the door, his body was terrified, and he didn't dare to move. Gou Rixin turned into a hedgehog, stood on Qiao Ming's shoulder, and stared at the old man behind him.
The air around them grew colder and colder, with an oppressive heaviness. Qiao Ming swallowed his saliva, thinking that he couldn't stand at the door for a night and block the ghost knocking on the door, when again, a sigh came from his ears, and Qiao Ming's heart was suffocated.
Gou Rixin's heart was alarmed, this sigh was like a spell, every time Qiao Ming fell into hysteria, he meowed, opened his mouth and bit Qiao Ming's neck violently, and the smell of blood overflowed his mouth in an instant.
"Damn! Gou Rixin, you have suffered a thousand cuts!" Qiao Ming shook his shoulders and put Gou Rixin down, covering his wound for a while, "You didn't have a full dinner, didn't you!"
Gou Rixin fell to the ground and rolled around, and the two shiny cat's eyes looked at Qiao Ming innocently, "I'm afraid you'll go crazy again." โ
"Then you can think of individual tricks," Qiao Ming grinned and touched the wound, it was wet, either saliva or blood, damn. Today is the third time I have been bitten, and I am really ruthless.
"Oh," Gou Rixin grinned, flashing his claws, "next time I'll use this." โ
"Ahem, cough," the old man beside him coughed slightly, moved past Qiao Ming's side step by step, walked to the door, and then raised his hand and began to knock rhythmically on the door.
Knock Knock ยท Knock Knock ยท I never got tired of it.