Chapter 5: The Old Man in the Old House
Shu Yao glanced at Huang Juan and said: "I can't find Zaba, I also feel a little uneasy, and another point is that this room, I don't know why, from the moment I came in, I felt a little evil, after a night's rest, I remember that I have also recovered." In this way, I walked out of the room, and at this time, it was already faintly light outside, and it seemed that the night had passed. It's just that I can't figure out where Zaba ran away this night. Soon I didn't think about it anymore, though, because I found something even stranger."
Huang Juan said: "Are you seeing the hell again?" ”
Shu Yao said: "I'm very embarrassed to say, I still can't figure out what that thing I met is."
Huang Juan said, "Miss Shu, what do you mean by this?" ”
Shu Yao waved his hand and said with a wry smile: "Don't worry, you will be clear after listening to me." When I came outside the house, I saw a faint glimmer of morning glow on the horizon, and the sun was about to come out. The lantern outside the house had already gone out at some point, and it was empty and foggy, and the sky had not yet dawned, so it was a little unclear to see anything. But I finally saw a man, well, an old man, to be exact."
"An old man?"
Shu Yao nodded, "Yes, I remember it very clearly." The old man was a little weird. The first time I saw him, I thought it was strange, but at the time, I just felt this way, and I couldn't tell what was strange. But after staying here for one night, Zaba is gone, and seeing people is a good thing, according to my guess at the time, this old man is probably the owner of this house, that is, Zaba's friend."
"So, did he see you?"
Shu Yao said: "No, I said, the fog outside was very confused at that time, and he was sitting with his back to me, sitting in the courtyard, facing the front, I was standing on his side, his expression was very distracted, as if he was looking at something, very engrossed." At that time, I didn't think too much about it, and quickly walked forward. But as soon as I got three meters away from her, I suddenly realized that something was wrong."
Huang Juan said: "Isn't it? Is there something wrong with that old man? ”
Shu Yao shook his head, "It's not that the old man is wrong, but, well, how to say it, I found that the house is wrong"
Huang Juan said: "Miss Shu, aren't we talking about that old man now?" Why did you get to that room again? ”
Shu Yao said: "Don't interrupt me, this matter is very complicated, if I don't explain the room clearly, I won't be able to explain the old man clearly."
Huang Juan couldn't cry or laugh, so he had to say, "Okay, okay, what's wrong with that house?" ”
Shu Yao saw that Huang Juan didn't interrupt her again, and smiled, seeming very satisfied, "Because when I walked three meters away from the old man, I saw the two lanterns in front of the house, and I found that this lantern was very strange."
Huang Juan said: "What is strange about the lantern? You're not going to be stupid, are you? ”
Shu Yao said: "If you don't know, don't talk nonsense." When I saw the two lanterns, I saw that the lanterns were covered with dust, and the wicks on the surface were rotten, as if no one had touched them for decades."
Huang Juan said: "Even if this is the case, what does that mean?" ”
Shu Yao turned around and said, "But don't you remember what I said earlier?" Before Zaba and I came in, the two lanterns were lit, which means that the lanterns were lit at that time."
When Huang Juan heard this, he also knew what was wrong, "Yes, if you read it correctly, since no one has touched this lantern for decades, how could it be lit last night?" It's so weird."
Shu Yao said: "You also thought of it, right?" I remembered that I had carefully circled the lantern three times, and it turned out that I had been correct in my previous judgment, that is, the lantern had not been touched for a long time. At that time, I realized that something was wrong, and just when I didn't know what to do, the old man sitting next to me turned around and said something that was mindless."
"Headless, brainless? What's the brainless words? ”
"He said, 'Why have you not come until now?' When Shu Yao said this, the expression on his face was extremely strange.
Huang Juan said: "It seems that he recognized the wrong person." Or does he think you're someone else? ”
Shu Yao said: "I thought so too, but I didn't think too much about it at that time, I just stepped forward and said, 'Old man, are you the owner of this room?' The old man looked at me with an idiotic look, and said, 'Girl, are you lost?' ’”
Huang Juan smiled: "Miss Shu, I didn't expect you to be taught a lesson one day."
Shu Yao said angrily: "I didn't have a way at that time, besides, I didn't think that the old man was so weird, I had to say yes at that time, the old man didn't speak, just smiled, turned his head, and never spoke again."
Huang Juan said: "According to your temper, you must be going crazy?" ”
Shu Yao said: "This is not true. At that time, I was cautious, and the old man did not speak for a long time, but when I looked ahead, I saw that I could not find the result, and turned around and wanted to go back to the house, and at that time I still had a little luck in my heart, thinking that Zaba was still somewhere in the house. Just as I turned around, the old man spoke."
Huang Juan said: "What did he say?" ”
"At that time, the old man only said: Distant guest, my daughter has gone into the city, she will be back soon, if you meet her, tell her not to forget the lamp, and not to let it go out sooner or later" Shu Yao said.
Huang Juan said: "What are you talking about, Miss Shu, do you understand?" ”
Shu Yao jumped up, "It's strange if you understand, that crazy old man said such a sentence for no reason, I'm not a god, how do I know what he's talking about." Also, I don't know his son, and I just think he's talking crazy. But when she said that, I was very close to him, so I observed the old man very carefully, and this time, I felt it even stronger."
"Feelings? What does it feel like? Huang Juan said.
Shu Yao said: "It's the feeling of seeing that old man for the first time, I feel that something is wrong, a little evil." The closer he got to him, the stronger it became. Before, I was just a little vague in my heart, but this time I finally discovered the strangeness of the old man."
"Eccentric? What oddities would an ordinary old man have? Miss Shu, tell me about it."
Shu Yao said: "Well, in fact, if you don't pay attention, you can't see it at all, but because I was very close at the time, I noticed this detail, and I found that the proportion of the old man's body was a little problematic."
"A bit of a problem with the proportions of the body? What do you mean? ”
Shu Yao made a thoughtful look, "This is just my first feeling, it's like, well, let's put it this way, his whole body seems to be fixed to a chair, his feet can't be seen underneath, he is covered by trouser legs, and his back is straight, but his head is bent badly." Like, it's like the whole body is supported by a wooden frame, but this wooden frame is covered by clothes, so it looks a little weird."
Huang Juan said: "Even if this is the case, there is nothing unusual"
Shu Yao smiled bitterly: "That's because you don't know much, and I didn't know what this thing was at the time, so I just felt that something was wrong, but I still didn't take it too seriously." Ignoring the old man, he walked into the house by himself. Although it was already dawn outside, it was still dark inside, and I didn't expect to see a figure rushing towards me as soon as I entered."
"Huh?"
"At the time I thought there were robbers, but I wasn't afraid. After walking on the rivers and lakes for so many years, I haven't seen anything, how can I let this kid succeed, just when I wanted to teach her a good lesson, I found that the person snorted, and then called my name"
"Does this person know you?" Huang Juan Road.
"Of course I know, in this place, there is only one person who can call my name," Shu Yao hummed.
"Is it Zaba?" Huang Juan exclaimed.
"Yes, it's that kid, when he saw me, the first thing he said was to ask: Are you still alive?"
Huang Juan smiled: "It seems that your relationship is not too good?" Why do people curse you to death as soon as they meet? ”
Shu Yao smiled helplessly, "I was also very unhappy at the time, and I was about to have a seizure, only then did I find that there was another person behind him, this person was very tall, his face was very dark, he saw me, he smiled slightly, I didn't say anything when I saw that there were outsiders present, I just nodded."
Zaba looked at me, knew what I was going to say, and preemptively said, 'This is my friend Georgie, and the owner of this room, where did you run last night?' We searched all night and couldn't find you'
Naturally, I was very upset and couldn't hold back any longer, 'Zaba, what else do I want to ask you?' I woke up from a sleep last night and couldn't see anyone, and I couldn't find you everywhere, what did you do all night? What do you need to hide from me? Do you not consider me a friend, or do you have something in mind? If that's the case, I think we'll break up as soon as possible.'
When Zaba heard what I said, instead of getting angry, he looked at me with a strange expression, and Georgie next to him also looked at me with an uneasy expression, as if he had seen a ghost. I was uncomfortable with them, and then Dhaba asked, 'You mean you slept here last night?' ’
I said angrily, 'Otherwise, where else can I run?' Otherwise, I wouldn't have gotten up early in the morning and run to look for you, and run into a crazy old man."
"Wait, Shu Yao, I admit that something happened last night, but I stayed in the room and didn't go out, why did you turn around and sue the wicked first?" ’