That night, the three of them rested, Du Ruo was in the middle, and Ye Yuanzhou and Ye Long were laying on the floor outside.

There was nothing to do all night, except for the thousands of thoughts in his mind when he just lay down, Du Ruo really fell asleep and fell asleep very deeply, and when he opened his eyes, it was already daylight, and the courtyard outside the window could hear the sound of Ye Yuanzhou and Ye Long learning martial arts, which made people inexplicably feel a little more at ease.

In this way, the three of them started a new day in this unusually quiet deep mansion compound.

The sky was just right during the day, Du Ruo relied on the memory of the previous day to find the study of the Zong family, walked around inside, found a few books and took them to the side courtyard, and asked Ye Long to help move a chair and sit under the shade to read.

Ye Yuanzhou is the same, sometimes he reads books, sometimes he practices swords, and sometimes he simply meditates under the corridor.

Ye Long couldn't recognize the full words, and naturally he couldn't read a book, so he practiced boxing by himself, or ran to the kitchen to eat three meals a day, but he also found a lot of things to do for himself.

In this way, the three of them did not disturb each other, and passed the time during the day, and in the evening, they ate early, turned off the lights, and closed their windows and doors to rest.

Du Ruo had nothing to do this day, he was very energetic, he couldn't sleep in bed, and the outside room was quiet, and he didn't know if Ye Yuanzhou and they slept.

She lay on the bed, pillowing her arms, combing through some chaotic and ethereal thoughts in her mind, I don't know how long it took, the tiredness finally came up like a rising tide, her eyelids became heavier and heavier, and finally fell into a dream.

I don't know how long it took, she was swimming in the magnificent landscape in her dream, and suddenly there was a faint movement in her ears.

Du Ruo had always slept lightly, and was disturbed by the noise, and soon woke up.

The moment she opened her eyes, she didn't move, but lay there quietly, as if she was still asleep, just pricking up her ears and listening carefully to where the movement came from.

The room was pitch black, and the same was true outside the window, the dim starlight was not enough to illuminate the window, Du Ruo cautiously turned his head and looked in the direction of the window.

I couldn't see through the window paper, but the sound was coming from there.

The sound was dry and astringent, like a thin paw scratching the wooden window frame outside, and the sound made made people couldn't help but get goosebumps when they heard it, and a chill surged up from the bottom of their hearts.

It's just that Du Ruo is not an ordinary person, although the sound of slowly scratching the wood makes people feel very uncomfortable to hear, and there is an indescribable discomfort, she does not show the slightest panic.

The sound of scratching wood outside seems to be very patient, not in a hurry, one at a time.

Du Ruo listened for a while, slowly sat up, carefully got barefoot on the ground, leaned against the wall like a cat and walked towards the door, and gently opened the door a crack.

Ye Yuanzhou and Ye Long outside are both martial arts practitioners, and their ear power is much better than that of ordinary people, although the sound came from outside the window in the inner room, they can still hear it clearly, and they have already gotten up at this time, looking like they are waiting for battle.

Seeing that Du Ruo opened the door a crack, Ye Yuanzhou was already standing next to the door, and immediately turned around, looked in through the crack in the door, and asked Du Ruo silently with his eyes.

Du Ruo shook his head and motioned for them to stand still, Ye Yuanzhou bowed slightly, and made a gesture at Ye Long with his hand on his side, and Ye Long also put away the posture that was ready to rush out at any time, and waited quietly.

The scratching sound outside the window continued for a while, then suddenly stopped, and for a moment there was silence inside and outside the house.

After a few more moments, there was a small sound of sooting, and silence returned outside.

Du Ruo listened with his ears pricked up for a long time, and made sure that there was really no other movement, so he carefully pushed open the door between the inside and outside.

"I think I'm leaving, but I don't know if I'll come back." She whispered to Ye Yuanzhou, "I think there should be nothing to do now, just wait and see, but for the sake of safety, this door is ......."

Ye Yuanzhou saw that she was not sure what the other party was, so she was afraid that it would be unsafe, so she nodded: "Don't worry, there is me." ”

Du Ruo smiled at him gratefully, and returned to the room lightly.

Ye Yuanzhou made a gesture to Ye Long, Ye Long understood, sat cross-legged on the cover, and made it clear that he didn't plan to sleep anymore, and quietly prepared for the vigil.

Ye Yuanzhou pulled his bed to the door of the inner and outer rooms, lay down in his clothes, closed his eyes and recuperated.

Du Ruo was lying on the bed, and through the open door, he could just see Ye Yuanzhou's back lying there sideways, but he couldn't see his head and face.

I didn't expect this person to be so careful, and he knew that he was not steady, so he deliberately let himself see at the door in exchange for peace of mind.

At the same time, he took into account the difference between men and women, and chose the one that made him visible, but he had no way to see his position.

Du Ruo hooked the corners of his mouth, hugged the quilt into his arms for a few minutes, closed his eyes, and let himself fall back asleep.

About an hour or so later, the sound of scratching the window frame came again, Du Ruo opened his eyes and didn't get up, and Ye Yuanzhou and Ye Long outside were the same.

But this time, she could clearly see that Ye Yuanzhou was there, and her heart was indeed much more steady.

The three of them stood still, and the scratching sound disappeared after a while.

In this way, it wasn't until the sky outside gradually brightened that Du Ruocai finally let go of his heart, regained his sleepiness, and fell asleep in a daze, and when he opened his eyes again, it was already daylight, and the door of the compartment was still open, but there was no back of Ye Yuanzhou lying on his side at the door.

He and Ye Long had already gotten up, and they were sitting outside talking at this moment, and the sound of their speech was neither loud nor small, which would not disturb Du Ruo's rest, but also allow her to hear.

I was still afraid that she would feel flustered because of the fright of the night before, and if she opened her eyes and couldn't see anyone, there was no sound at all.

Du Ruo was also lying in his clothes the night before, and when he got up at this time, he only needed to re-tie his hair, and soon packed up and walked out of the room.

"Are you awake?" When Ye Yuanzhou saw her come out, he motioned for Ye Long to come over for breakfast, and then said to Du Ruo, "Come, I'll show you something." ”

Du Ruo followed him out of the house, and turned to the window of the inner room along the wall, which was the place where the "ghost" scratched the window lattice the night before.

I saw that on the wood of the window lattice, and on the gray masonry wall next to it, there was a long bloody handprint, although it had dried up at this time, but the color still looked dazzling.