Can you imagine that?
A person was walking naturally in front, but her shadow was dancing strangely on the ground.
In Xie Xiaoyu's eyes, the shadow of Wang Qing, who was walking in front, twisted suddenly, as if he was dancing.
Xie Xiaoyu suspected that he was wrong.
Just when he was about to take a closer look, Wang Qing's figure had already walked into the shadow where the street lights could not illuminate it.
Even the shadows cast on the ground were submerged in the shadows.
The street lights on the street have fixed intervals between each one. When they are all lit, they are enough to illuminate the entire street.
But ahead, there were two street lights that were broken.
As a result, there was a small section of the street that was dark and could not be illuminated by street lights.
At this moment, Wang Qing was standing in the darkness.
Xie Xiaoyu couldn't even see Wang Qing clearly.
Rule 10 suddenly flashed through her mind, [Look down at your shadow. 】
Xie Xiaoyu quickly lowered his head and glanced at his own shadow.
The shadow lay silently on the ground, unchanged under the streetlight.
Is it only Wang Qing's shadow that changes?
Or...that's not Wang Qing anymore?
Is it something else?
Xie Xiaoyu stood still and stared at the darkness ahead.
Xie Xiaoyu was very sure that the Wang Qing who accompanied her during the second lap was definitely the one she met in Goutou Village.
But now, she was a little unsure that Wang Qing walking in front was not the same Wang Qing as before.
In other words... he is no longer a human being.
It's obvious that the two of them have always been together, and there has never been a time when they were separated.
Could it be that at some point, without anyone noticing, Wang Qing beside him was replaced by something strange?
Or is she just overthinking?
Was the change in the shadows on the ground she just saw actually due to her eyesight?
Xie Xiaoyu stopped, not daring to step forward.
Standing where she was, she could hear the slight sound of Wang Qing's feet on the ground as he walked in front of her.
Xie Xiaoyu waited quietly, wanting to see Wang Qing walk out of the darkness and walk under the streetlight again.
So I can observe whether her shadow changes.
However, the footsteps suddenly stopped.
Xie Xiaoyu couldn't see clearly what was in front of him. He could only feel that Wang Qing seemed to be standing still in the darkness.
As if he noticed that Xie Xiaoyu had not followed, Wang Qing's voice rang out in the darkness.
"Why are you so far behind? Why are you standing still? Just catch up."
A familiar voice came from the shadows beyond the reach of the street lights, urging her.
Xie Xiaoyu bit his lip hard.
She stared into the darkness, eyes wide.
However, the line of sight cannot penetrate.
She didn't know what kind of expression or posture Wang Qing had standing in the darkness... He was still not a living person.
Cold sweat poured out from her back like a waterfall.
The whole back was soaked with coldness.
A strong sense of fear seized Xie Xiaoyu's heart.
She began to desperately recall anything unusual starting from the third lap.
Is it because you picked up that bag of trash?
In the darkness, that familiar voice was still urging her:
"Hurry up and follow me. What are you doing standing there?"
Suddenly, Xie Xiaoyu squatted down suddenly.
"I-I'll tie my shoes, you go first."
Xie Xiaoyu's voice was tense because of fear.
She tried hard to sound normal and shouted in the direction of Wang Qing.
At the same time, after these words fell, Xie Xiaoyu waited for the response in the darkness.
She only felt her heart beating extremely fast.
Bang, bang, bang...
It almost jumped out of my throat.
The answer he was waiting for was like a guillotine that was about to fall at any time.
After a few seconds, Wang Qing's voice finally sounded in the darkness.
It sounded like he didn't notice anything strange about her.
He said calmly: "Oh, okay, then I'll walk slower and wait for you to catch up."
Immediately afterwards, footsteps sounded again.
Step by step, move forward.
Xie Xiaoyu breathed a long sigh of relief.
She pretended to be tying her shoes, but in fact she raised her head slightly and kept her eyes on the road ahead.
Waiting for Wang Qing to walk out of the darkness and walk under the street lamp.
Finally, she saw it.
Wang Qing stood under the streetlight again.
The distance was a bit far, but at a glance, Wang Qing seemed to be no different from usual, except that he was holding a garbage bag in his hand.
Xie Xiaoyu's eyes fell on Wang Qing's feet again, and he stared at them for a few seconds.
Great, the shadow doesn't change.
Probably realizing that Xie Xiaoyu had not followed him, Wang Qing, who had walked under the street light, suddenly turned around and looked in Xie Xiaoyu's direction.
"Have you tied your shoelaces? Why don't you come over?"
Xie Xiaoyu heard Wang Qing raise his voice and shout in this direction.
She quickly stood up and pretended to tie her shoelaces.
"I-I'm fine."
At the same time, Xie Xiaoyu tightened his grip on the dog leash.
Feeling the dog leash still held in his hand, Xie Xiaoyu seemed to have found some courage.
By the way, there is a dog with her...
Xie Xiaoyu thought that if Wang Qing really had a problem, the dog would at least bark and remind him.
After all, the rules say the dog will protect him.
With this in mind, Xie Xiaoyu also walked in the direction of Wang Qing.
As soon as he stepped into the darkness without streetlights, Xie Xiaoyu felt a biting chill.
Xie Xiaoyu's eyes subconsciously glanced in both directions.
It was clear that there was darkness all around, but she always felt that there seemed to be something hidden in the darkness.
Xie Xiaoyu was a little flustered and forced himself to stare forward, looking at Wang Qing standing under the street lamp.
The strong sense of fear made her quicken her pace, and finally she even started running.
He quickly ran out of the darkness and stopped in front of Wang Qing.
"Wang, Sister Wang."
Xie Xiaoyu was already nervous and frightened, her mind was on edge, and the sudden violent movement made her breathless.
"Don't be anxious, don't be anxious." Wang Qing comforted her with a smile, "I told you I would stand here waiting for you, it doesn't matter if you walk slower."
"Thank you, thank you Sister Wang." Xie Xiaoyu slowly calmed down his rapid breathing and thanked Wang Qing in front of him with a red face.
Suddenly, she heard Wang Qing say "Huh" in confusion.
"Why did you lose the dog?"
Xie Xiaoyu froze.
Subconsciously, he tightened his grip on the rope.
She pulled the rope slowly.
The long rope dragged a collar until she pulled it in front of her.
The collar was empty, and the dog that was supposed to be tied to the other end of the rope was missing.
Xie Xiaoyu felt like his breath was freezing.
The dog is missing, then...
Just then,
Suddenly there was a shrill ringing on the roadside.
Xie Xiaoyu looked up,
At some point, a phone booth appeared on the roadside.
The phone in the phone booth was ringing at this moment.
