Bai Shuang couldn't resist him, and he was also curious, so he leaned on the door and listened. Sure enough, there were intermittent sounds from inside the door, very mixed, both Buddhist music, baby crying, and the strangest thing was that you could hear the sound of a person who seemed to be vomiting.

"Knock on the door." Bai Shuang said.

Xu Dazhi knocked lightly on the door. Bai Shuang looked at him, Xu Dazhi usually looked like he couldn't wake up, but as soon as he encountered something exciting, he immediately came to his senses. He once famously said that any encounter is an asset to a writer.

After waiting for a while, I heard the door lock ring, and the door opened a gap. There was a black hole inside, and an old face flashed: "Who are you looking for?" ”

Xu Dazhi made a gesture to Bai Shuang and motioned for him to deal with it.

"We're looking for Xu Tong."

"Who?" A woman's voice came from inside.

The old man turned around and shouted, "Looking for Xiaotong." ”

"Let them in."

Then the door opened, and in it stood a cricket old lady. It's very hot now, she is wearing a black gown, full of gray hair, her height is estimated to be less than one meter six, her legs are circled, standing in the dark in the door, looking very penetrating.

Xu Dazhi and Bai Shuang walked into the door, and there was a very pungent and unpleasant smell wafting in the room, which was indescribably strong, very uncomfortable, and a little disgusting. Bai Shuang wanted to say something, but the old lady ignored him at all, staggering in front to lead the way, and the two had to follow silently.

The further you go inside, the stronger the smell becomes, to what extent is it, it seems to be condensed like substance, and the whole thing is wrapped in the air, which makes people's hearts heavy. It's like walking to a plateau and mountainous area, and it's hard to breathe.

This house is quite large, with three bedrooms and one living room, and a hundred square meters. The living room where they arrived first was a water of antique furniture, and to the surprise of the two, there were many yellow charms on the wall. At this time, the nearby kitchen had a small window with a screen open, and the occasional wind blew, and these charms rattled and gave off an indescribable atmosphere.

There is a deep hallway from the hall, and two rooms are at the end of the hallway. Xu Dazhi whispered to Bai Shuang that Buddhist music and baby crying should come from there.

Bai Shuang looked around, a little confused, this was the first time he had come into contact with such a treacherous home style. You say believe in Buddhism, the room is full of Taoist charms, you say believe in Buddhism, and there seems to be a looming Buddhist music coming out of it.

Both of them were more polite, did not trespass, and sat on the sofa in the hall. The old lady went in to call someone, she seemed to have some geriatric disease, and she walked not only with lap legs, but also swaying, and her body and bones looked very weak. After a short time, there was a knock on the door in the depths of the corridor, and a young long-haired woman in a pajama followed the old lady out.

"I am Xu Tong's wife. Who are you? The woman approached them and asked.

Bai Shuang quickly stood up, took out a business card holder from his arms, took out a card, and handed it over: "Hello, we are the editors of the publishing house. I was in charge of Liu Yang's book, and Liu Yang told us that he had an electronic manuscript handed over to Xu Tong. Xu Tong has not been in contact with our society, we are waiting for the publication of that manuscript, so let's take a look. ”

It can be seen that this woman is very defensive, her eyes are charming, and she is born with coquettish eyebrows. She squinted, like a little fox, playing with the business card in her hand, but didn't speak. Bai Shuang was unhappy, this business card was the same as his face, and playing with business cards was equivalent to playing with his dignity. He was still educated, and although he was not happy, he did not say it.

"Xu Tong, I'm closing the door now, I'm afraid I won't be able to see you."

Xu Dazhi said casually: "Do you believe in Buddhism? ”

The woman glanced at him: "Our family doesn't believe in that mess. We have God in our house. ”

Xu Dazhi made her look uncomfortable, and he coughed: "What, I'm old and my kidneys are not good, can I borrow the bathroom." ”

The woman didn't speak, and the old lady wrinkled her face and said in a hoarse voice: "Follow me." ”

She led Xu Dazhi through the corridor to the toilet. Xu Dazhi was stunned as soon as he entered, good guy, this toilet has to be more than ten square meters, and it is richly decorated, and even the toilet is golden. He closed the door, soaked his pee, didn't rush out, came to the washstand, turned on the faucet and washed his face.

He went to get a towel to wipe his face, but as soon as his hand reached over, he stopped. There are several towels hanging in the toilet, all of which are colorful, and they seem to be sprinkled with perfume, and they are fragrant. Xu Dazhi hesitated, the towel is a very personal item, who knows if the family has skin diseases. And this towel has a very abnormal fragrance, Xu Dazhi is very tired in his heart.

He wiped his face with his sleeve, and at that moment he suddenly heard a faint baby cry coming from the wall.

Xu Dazhi was stunned, cautiously walked to the wall, picked up a glass for brushing his teeth, buckled it upside down on the wall, and squinted to listen carefully.

Sure enough, the baby cried. This cry is very strange, the tone is high and low, and when the tone is changed, there is no turn. A high voice followed by a low voice, at first glance, it sounded like someone was pinching the baby's neck and pinching it loose.

Xu Dazhi's heart became more and more strange, and he only felt that this family, from the time he entered the door to the present, was full of weirdness.

He came out of the toilet because it was daytime and there was no light on in the house. The location of the corridor is not good, very dark and dark. Xu Dazhi looked at the hall outside the corridor, Bai Shuang was talking to the woman, and the old lady was busy in the kitchen next to the hall.

Now no one paid attention to him at all, Xu Dazhi had the courage, he tiptoed to the front of the room next to him, took a deep breath, and slowly pushed the door open.

There were no lights on inside, and the light was dim. The door shaft seemed to be rusty, and there was a "squeak" sound, and Xu Dazhi whispered: "Tap and tap, don't make a sound." ”

A crack opened in the door. He thought about it, and without doing anything, he slipped through the crack in the door.

It's dark inside, and there's a faint stench that fills the air with wetness, and it's disgusting. Faintly, he saw what seemed to be hanging in the middle of the room, and touched the light switch on the wall.

Suddenly the lights came on, and everything in the room was exposed in the strong light. Xu Dazhi looked at the scene in front of him and stood on the spot. There was an old-fashioned rotary blade fan on the ceiling, and under a blade of iron hung a thin red rope that drooped all the time, and there was actually a black cat tied to it. The rope was tied around the cat's neck, and the cat hung in the air, its limbs kicked wildly, its paws were gouged wildly, and a terrible cat meow came out of its mouth.

I don't know if anyone has ever heard a cat meow, but sometimes the sound is exactly the same as a baby crying.

The black cat swirled with the rope in the air, spinning and turning, and the cat's head was facing Xu Dazhi, and the green cat's eyes seemed to have magical power, staring at him.

This is Xu Dazhi, if you change someone, you would have been scared for a long time. Xu Dazhi was born in suspense in his early years, and he had a long time ago with a well-known writer who visited ghosts and ghosts, and visited murderous houses all over China. In addition, he is now nervous and unresponsive, seeing all this in front of him, although it is terrifying and weird to the extreme, but the heart wrapped in a solid shell has not broken.

He immediately flipped the switch and turned off the lights. I thought to myself, this place should not stay for a long time, and I will go out when I open the door.

As soon as I went out, I raised my eyes and saw the old lady and woman standing in front of me. The two men, one tall and one short, stared at him with gloomy eyes.

Bai Shuang stood behind the two women, a little annoyed, and lowered her voice: "Lao Xu, what are you making trouble!" ”

Xu Dazhi couldn't tell for a while, he just wanted to leave from here quickly, he smiled embarrassedly: "I'm sorry, I went to the wrong door." ”

"Nothing." The woman said, "See the cat?" ”

"Hmm." People are so honest, Xu Dazhi is not easy to lie.

"That cat is evil, it's a long story. We also have no way to do this, they all say that cats have nine lives, and if you want to kill it completely, you have to hang it. The woman said.

"Hanging cats?" Bai Shuang was very curious: "What's the matter?" ”

Xu Dazhi waved his hand with a bitter expression: "Let's go, let's go." ”

"Aren't you looking for Xu Tong?" The woman said.

Bai Shuang frowned: "What are you going to do, you haven't done business yet." Eldest sister, we are looking for Xu Tong. ”

The woman came to the opposite door and knocked on the door, which was the room where Buddhist music was playing. The woman knocked three times in a row, then stopped and waited.

No one spoke in the hallway, it was quiet, and the atmosphere was very awkward.

It took about two or three minutes. Xu Dazhi felt worse and worse, he touched his beard, and was about to pull Bai Shuang away. At that moment, the door opened.

Half of the pale face flashed through the door, and his eyes rolled to stare out.

Bai Shuang handed over the business card that had been prepared a long time ago: "I am ......"

The face inside was about to close the door, and the woman pushed the handle and said in a deep voice, "It was sent by Liu Yang." ”

The face flashed and vanished, but the door was unlocked.

The woman gestured, "Please come in." Inside is the altar set up by our family, enshrined in the shrine, please be cautious. ”

Bai Shuang smiled and nodded in a friendly manner. Xu Dazhi didn't speak, he wanted to see what the hell this family was doing now.

The door opened, and the woman led the two inside, and the old lady remained outside.

There were no lights in the room, thick curtains were drawn on the windows, and the only source of light was the four large lanterns placed on the altar.

The smell in the house was very strong, and Bai Shuang and Xu Dazhi understood why there was a strange smell in this house, which was all emanating from here.

This smell is like a very strong sandalwood, and when the aroma reaches the peak, it is easy to form a faint smell. Xu Dazhi's brain hurt, and when he looked at Bai Shuang again, his reaction was even stronger. This kid's forehead was covered with cold sweat, and his eyes were a little foggy, a little drowsy.

The whole room is about 50 square meters in size, empty, with no home furniture and decoration. Three white walls, and a dark purple curtain that covers the entire wall, really doesn't leak a trace of light.

What surprised Xu Dazhi the most was that there was no one in the room. How is this possible? The half of the face that opened the door just now disappeared in this secret room for some reason.