Chapter 31: Lantern Ghost
Chen Beibei looked at the dry well in front of him, and cold sweat couldn't help but break out.
If only just now, the uncle didn't stop himself.
I'm afraid I've fallen down now, right?
Chen Beibei left this place quickly, and when he heard the uncle's voice just now, Chen Beibei couldn't be sure if it was an auditory hallucination.
After all, Uncle is indeed dead.
The two small yellow flames in the air had disappeared, and the surrounding scene had changed to Chen Beibei's familiar appearance.
So Chen Beibei soon arrived at Chen Yan's house, the door was closed, and the lights were on in the window.
Chen Yan must be scared, right?
Chen Beibei knocked on the door, and Chen Yan soon came to open the door.
"Chen Beibei, why are you here?"
"I'm here to accompany you, if you're alone, you'll be scared, right?"
Chen Beibei walked into Chen Yan's house, although Chen Yan has always been a very independent girl.
But even if it's a boy, at this time, I want someone to accompany me, right?
"Thank you, Chen Beibei."
Chen Yan never said thank you to others, at least in the past ten years, Chen Beibei has never heard Chen Yan say thank you to himself.
Maybe at this time, Chen Yan is indeed a little helpless.
There is only one TV in Chen's house, which is placed in his father's room.
So the two of them were sitting in his dad's room.
There are some inconsequential things on the TV.
It doesn't matter if you look at it or not.
But if there's a TV, it won't be so embarrassing when two people have nothing to say.
In the uncle's room, there is also a large table, and on the table is a pair of mahjong that has not been put away.
"Chen Yan, what are you going to do in the future?"
Chen Beibei looked at Chen Yan and asked her.
After finishing junior high school, Chen Yan had already chosen to drop out of school and had been doing some farm work in the village.
For her, it was enough to be able to support herself.
Chen Beibei hopes that she can go out with her, after all, she is still young now.
You shouldn't stay in such a small place all the time, if you go outside, at least your life will be better than here.
"I don't know, maybe I will find someone to marry in the future, and just live a plain life."
When Chen Yan spoke, he pulled his sleeve out.
Chen Beibei saw that there seemed to be a cut mark on her wrist......
……
Chen Yan had committed suicide before, drank pesticides, and did not die.
Uncle lost money that day, and Chen Yan just needed to pay a tuition and miscellaneous fee in school.
Not much, a few hundred dollars.
When Chen Yan went home, his home was full of people, some playing mahjong, and some watching others play mahjong.
"Chen Jianye, it's time to pay money in school."
Since his mother left, Chen Yan called his father, all by name.
Chen Yan's voice was not too quiet, but he was still drowned out by the sound of playing mahjong.
"One Tube ,......"
"Huh."
Chen Jianye lost again.
"Chen Jianye, it's time to pay money in school."
Chen Yan repeated what he had just said.
"Unlucky ghost, stay away from me, don't stand in the way of my fortune here."
Chen Jianye's hand pushed Chen Yan and didn't fall, but Chen Yan felt very aggrieved in his heart.
Chen Yan is not the kind of girl who is pretentious, and she and Chen Jianye have always gotten along like this.
She didn't know why she was wronged, it was definitely not because Chen Jianye pushed herself.
Maybe it's because when I was in school, I was said to be uneducated.
And I haven't beaten that guy yet.
For some people, the world is full of sunshine, but the sunlight does not shine on them.
Chen Yan is such a person, she doesn't hate the world, and she doesn't hate anyone.
However, someone hates her.
"Whoa...... Whoa...... It's bad luck, it's a la-la......-la Lost again......"
The sound of washing mahjong, accompanied by someone's complaint, sounded together.
It's always like this, after every game of mahjong, someone will always lose.
"Chen Yan, let's go. Nobody cares about you. ”
Chen Yan opened the pesticide bottle and poured it directly into his mouth.
Pesticides have a pungent odor, they smell bad, and they don't taste good.
But Chen Yan still finished drinking.
The people in the next room were still immersed in the Sifang City that they had coded, and no one noticed Chen Yan, and no one cared about her.
Chen Yan was only discovered by Chen Jianye the next day and did not die.
It's not a very lethal pesticide.
For the first time, Chen Yan felt ashamed of his ignorance.
In the past, she simply thought that all pesticides could poison people.
However, what ignorance buys is just a show in people's eyes.
and a stomachache for a week.
What's even more terrifying is that Chen Yan, since then, has not dared to die.
This is a shame for her.
Although in the end, Chen Jianye still gave the money he needed to pay to Chen Yan, but since then, Chen Yan has lost to Chen Jianye forever.
Of course, these are all things that Chen Yan thinks he thinks.
……
Chen Beibei slept at Chen Yan's house for one night, and Chen Yan was like a lonely and helpless little girl.
There is no longer the flying and domineering of the past.
At least, she didn't scold Chen Beibei all night, she used to scold Chen Beibei often.
In the morning, Chen Beibei returned to his home, and the three-tailed fox was standing at the door waiting for him.
Coming to such a strange place, the three-tailed fox still has a certain dependence on Chen Beibei.
"Chen Beibei, you're back."
"Well, sister, let's go out for a walk."
Chen Beibei didn't want to be in his own home, after all, his parents were at home.
There are many things to pay attention to when talking to the three-tailed fox.
Chen Beibei wanted to ask if the three-tailed fox would know some clues about what happened to him in the woods last night.
After all, the three-tailed fox has lived for decades, and he is still a monster, and he has seen a lot more things than Chen Beibei.
Blue sky and white clouds, gentle breeze.
Chen Beibei and the three-tailed fox walked on a path in the field.
"The one you're talking about might be a lantern ghost."
This is the answer made by the three-tailed fox after Chen Beibei told him about the situation he encountered last night.
Lantern ghosts?
This name is still very familiar to Chen Beibei.
After all, in the Onmyoji, there is such a little ghost, but he is just an N-card god.
"Do lantern ghosts like to hurt people?"
Chen Beibei looked at the three-tailed fox and asked her.
"Lantern ghosts are also good and bad, and only bad ones can harm people's lives. They only appear in the woods at night, and when they encounter people walking at night, they will play tricks on them. A good lantern ghost will only lead people to the wrong way, and only a bad lantern ghost will lead people to a dry well. ”
The explanation of the three-tailed fox is already very clear.
And the three-tailed fox also said that there is only one way for the lantern ghost to kill people.
That is to take people to dry wells, or down cliffs, and of course, to the river for those who can't swim.
Because the only ability of the lantern ghost is to lead the way at night.
Chen Beibei thought of the dry well, and also thought of the dead uncle.
Maybe...... All of this has something to do with lantern ghosts, right?