Thorn -

A screeching sound came from downstairs again, and I was startled!

What the hell is going on here!? I wrapped the already smelly quilt tightly around me, and my hands began to tremble.

The voice...... I decided to turn a blind eye, but the voice hasn't been heard since......

I don't know when I fell asleep, but when I woke up again, I found that it was still dark, and I glanced at my phone and it was only three o'clock......

I woke up with urine......

I wanted to fall asleep directly, but ...... I couldn't sleep at all.

But...... I carefully got up from the bed, the toilet is on the corner of the first floor, not far from the old man's room, but that's why I don't dare to go!

I originally sent a message to Peng Zhe, but I could hear Peng Zhe's slight snoring from next door, this guy ......

I scolded him in my heart, and I could only carefully open the door by myself.

It was pitch black outside, and the hallway was empty, and there was no one there.

I also secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and quietly tiptoed out of my room.

There was still a strange smell in the hallway, but I couldn't tell what was strange.

Squeak - squeak -

Even though I walked down the stairs carefully, the stairs still creaked very unpleasantly, and it looked particularly strange in the quiet middle of the night.

After going downstairs, I quickly searched for the toilet on my mobile phone and walked in.

I was secretly relieved in my heart, at least nothing happened...... I'm already lucky.

But just as I was getting up, there was a screeching sound at the door!

Thorn -

It's like the sound of something dragging on the floor, and ...... Seems to have come out right next to me.

Next to me...... Outside of the living room is the old man's room......

Frightened by myself, I quickly shook my head.

Silently turning off the light on my phone, I slowly adapted to the brightness of the night, and carefully opened a small gap in the doorway......

But...... Just as I was about to go out, I suddenly saw a hand in the crack of the door!

I was so frightened that I froze in place, and my hands ...... By the moonlight I could see that it was definitely not the old man's hand! The old man's hands were obviously rough and calloused......

And that hand...... But it's slender!

Reacting again, I slammed the door of the toilet shut!

My whole body trembled like chaff, and I didn't dare open the door......

But there was a sudden silence outside, and everything seemed to be back to what it was before.

But the wooden door made it impossible for me to see what was going on outside, so I had to hide in the toilet alone......

"Who...... Who's out there? I asked cautiously, but ...... No one answered me at all......

But I didn't dare open the door, but...... I can't stay here forever, can I!? After making sure that there was no sound outside, I carefully mustered up the courage to open the door through a small gap.

It's getting light outside, and I can see clearly...... Empty living room.

The hand I had just seen at the door was gone, and I looked around carefully before I went upstairs and got into my quilt as fast as I could!

My heart was pounding, and I even wondered if I had seen it wrong at night, but ...... That hand is definitely not the old man's hand!

But whose is that?

I was in a daze until dawn, when I was awakened by a knock at the door.

"Lu Yan? Are you awake? Peng Zhe's voice rang out at the door.

I breathed a sigh of relief and slowly got up from my bed to open the door.

"Good fellow, it's past eight o'clock when you got up, and the old man just asked us out for dinner." Peng Zhe said.

I was slightly stunned, "What about others?" ”

"He? He said he was going out to do farm work, and I wanted to ask him but he left, but it was really ......" he sighed helplessly.

Going out early in the morning to do farm work? But it looks like a wasteland all around, where is he going to do farm work?

After the two of us had a simple breakfast, we stayed in the house bored, Peng Zhe didn't know why he was able to sleep so much in the past two days, basically sleeping except eating.

I had no choice but to swipe my phone in the room, and there was a charging socket here, otherwise I would be really bored to death.

But...... In the afternoon, he still hasn't come back, I can't help but be a little anxious, he still hasn't said anything about the uninhabited village, is it...... Deliberately not telling us?

But it's no good for us to stay here, I really can't figure it out......

Standing in front of the bed, I suddenly saw the side room, just below my window, right in front of my window.

Which house ...... What exactly is it? I suddenly became a little curious, and...... I looked around, and the old man didn't seem to want to come back.

Peng Zhe was still asleep next to him, as if he wanted to make up for all the sleep he hadn't slept before, and I didn't bother to call him.

When I went downstairs, I took a special look at the old man's room, and it seemed that there was no one......

After that, I cautiously went to the door of the side room, and I felt a slight chill when I stood at the door, I don't know if it was because of the cloudy day today......

My heart starts pounding just by standing here, this kind of ...... The nervousness made my hands tremble a little.

Although the door was locked, when I got closer, I realized that the lock was hung here at all, and it was not really locked.

Could it be that the old man forgot to lock the door? Suspiciously, I slowly removed the cold old lock, but there was no strange rust on it.

Squeak –

Carefully pushed the door open, but immediately there was a creaking sound, like the staircase that had fallen into disrepair.

But the unpleasant smell did not come, but ...... There seems to be a smell of incense inside.

The room was neatly furnished, and there was nothing strange to be seen, and there was a bed in the innermost part.

The whole room looks ...... It was like a woman's room, and there was even a worn-out dresser that looked like a product of the last century.

I was slightly stunned, and subconsciously walked in, but ......

A strange sensation swept over my whole body, as if it was ...... Someone is looking at me.

But I'm the only one in the room, what the hell is ......

I subconsciously looked beyond the door, and there was no one there, so this feeling...... Is it my delusion?

I took a deep breath and slowly looked around the room, there was a family photo on the wall, but ...... I don't know why the face of the man above has been scratched, and I can't tell who it is at all.

But that dress ...... I look a little like an old man.

But...... Looking at it, there are even a lot of scratches on the walls in addition to the paintings, as well as on the furniture...... It's like a sharp slash.

But I didn't dare go inside, that weird feeling...... It gave me goosebumps all over my body!

I turned my head and wanted to get out, but I just turned around—

I saw the old man...... He was standing at the door and looking at me coldly! Against the light, I couldn't see his expression clearly, but my heart was beating wildly!

It's over...... Yesterday he said he couldn't come in, so I'll ...... today

"I-"

"Come out." He interrupted me and said coldly at the door.

I hurried out, and the old man immediately locked the door.

Then he went back to his room, and said nothing, but my heart became even more worried, why did this house look ordinary......

But you won't let it in? I followed with some nervousness, and I wanted to apologize quickly, but ......

"I'm sorry I didn't mean to......"

But he didn't say anything, and went straight into his room.

The door slammed shut, and I was startled.

Back in my room, I looked through the window at the side room downstairs, the door was locked, but ...... The old man still refused to listen to my explanation.

But when it was time for dinner, I had thought a lot, but by the time the old man arrived in the evening, his expression seemed to have returned to normal.

"The ......"

"Let's eat." After saying this, he began to smoke on his own, about the same as last night.

I glanced at Peng Zhe, he started to eat very casually, and I was embarrassed to say anything more.

But...... I never wanted to go.

"That...... Did you go out last night? "I glanced at the old man, the hand last night...... I don't know exactly what's going on.

He gave me a strange look, then shook his head.

"Don't think about it, scare yourself." When he had finished speaking, he went into the house.

I looked at his back in a daze, and suddenly I didn't know what to say......

"What's wrong with you? Seems to care about people all of a sudden? Peng Zhe glanced at me.

"No, it's just...... I seemed to hear movement downstairs last night and wanted to ask. I sighed helplessly.

"Alas, I slept so well last night and didn't hear anything."

……

Knock Knock Knock –

In the middle of the night, there was a knock on the door, and I was about to fall asleep in a daze, when I was suddenly awakened.

"Who?" Suddenly, my mind became highly tense, and the hand burst into my mind without warning.

"It's me." But suddenly a hoarse voice came from outside, it was the old man.

I was taken aback, but I didn't dare open the door.

"Is there anything wrong with you?" I asked cautiously.

"Something, come out." His cold voice came from the door, I didn't want to get out, but his words ...... It completely interrupted my thoughts.

I had no choice but to put on my own clothes, but before I left the house, I kept the note in my pocket just in case.

It's the only thing that makes me feel a little bit safe now......

When I opened the door, I saw the old man standing in my doorway, his eyes looking at me coldly.

A spirit in the back for no reason, I saw him slowly walking downstairs, and I quickly followed.

"What's the matter with you?" I quickly asked, "Just say it right here?" ”

I don't know where he wants to take me, but ...... He looked like he was going out.

Hearing my words, he silently glanced back at me, and then walked out.

My heart ached, but I didn't dare not keep up...... I saw him stand at the door of the side room with me, and took out the key to open the lock.

There was a sudden bad premonition in his heart, could he be ...... I cautiously took two steps back, was he trying to lock me in!?

As if sensing my movements, he didn't even reply: "I won't lock you, come in." ”

I suddenly felt a little embarrassed and quickly followed.

The old man made sure that there was no one around, and then slowly closed the door, but it was a little dark and terrible inside, and I suddenly became a little cramped.

There were only two of us in such a small space...... My heart beat faster.

"What are you ......," I said with some trepidation, "what are you doing here?" ”

But the old man did not pay any attention to me, but turned around and brought a kerosene lamp and lit it, and immediately there was a faint light in the room......

He sat across from the kerosene lamp, looking ...... It's as if I've aged a few years all of a sudden.