As a result, after Wei Linjuan left, I looked worried the whole night. When I thought of my brother who died in childbirth, I couldn't help but feel worried and scared.
Even though I have never met him, my entire life has been under his influence. From the beginning of one soul and two flowers, to the ill-fated later, everything now is inseparable from him.
I lay on the bed and fell asleep for a long time.
…
It was probably in the middle of the night when a cool wind kept blowing by my ears. I tried hard to get under the quilt, and my whole body was covered in goosebumps, as if I had fallen into cold well water. I huddled up in the quilt and shivered.
At the same time, I didn’t know what was going on, and suddenly I felt a little nervous, especially missing my grandma.
Then I remembered... many strange things happened when my grandma died that night. Why can a dead person still move his body, still hold my wrist, and make that terrifying hissing sound?
Liu Ruxiang told me before that she was possessed by the snake spirit in the mountains.
Yes, that's it, that's how it should be.
But……
My mind skipped a beat, and I was thinking, I have one soul and two flowers, and the extra flower comes from this brother. If I rob him of his things, will he hate me?
You know, in Mojia Village, it was only after I was born that the family's fortune took a sharp turn for the worse, and we began to live a hard life from then on.
Brother, you probably won’t come looking for me.
Thinking of this, I couldn't help but shiver all over.
My memory returned to the time when I went to the grave in winter, the weeds were withered and yellow, and paper money was flying. I passed by the pond where my brother was buried, and when I threw the apple in, there was no ripple in the dark water.
In the silent room, the only sound was the thumping of my heart in my chest.
I was so scared that I covered my head tightly with the quilt and stayed motionless. I closed my eyes and hoped to fall asleep immediately.
Don't think wildly, don't think wildly, my brother is in Mojiacun, why did he come here?
"Hoo-ho-ho-"
Slowly, a very regular breathing sound appeared in the quilt.
While I was sleeping here, I felt more and more uncomfortable, as if I was being restrained by something. My chest was very tight, as if there was a big stone pressing on it.
"Well--"
When I opened my eyes, I suddenly felt a chill, as if my whole body had fallen into the water. The quilt and mattress under me were all soaked with water, and I seemed to be wrapped in water.
Fear surged into my heart. I couldn't understand why I was sleeping so well. How could I encounter such a situation?
I pushed with my feet. When I was struggling, my legs seemed to be held by something and they were pulled forward!
"Uh-huh!"
Severe pain came from the calf, as if a cold hand went directly through the muscles and skin, pinched the leg bone and twisted it violently, the pain penetrated to the bone marrow!
I gritted my teeth, my whole body was shaking, and I was roaring like crazy.
"Help! Help! Ah——"
The feeling of powerlessness coming from the depths of the soul lingered in my heart repeatedly, as if lightning struck my whole body and was paralyzed.
A lot of cold liquid flowed out of the entire quilt under my struggle, as if it was going to drown me here alive.
At this moment, the bedroom door creaked.
"Dong, dong, dong, dong——"
Footsteps were approaching, and a huge force grabbed the quilt.
"Wow!"
The quilt was taken away, and in the darkness, a woman with disheveled hair appeared beside my bed.
Dazzling bright light shone in the room, Liu Ruxiang frowned and pushed her hair behind her head.
She waved the flashlight, looked at the distorted look on my face, and the muscles in my calves beating involuntarily, and breathed a sigh of relief.
"You bastard, you stay up in the middle of the night, what's the dog's bark?"
I also breathed a sigh of relief. In the blink of an eye just now, I almost lost my soul.
I gasped and sat up from the bed. At this time, I found that the bed and under me were all covered with water. Behind me, there was a completely open window, and a biting cool wind was blowing into the room, mixed with... Many raindrops.
"Look, I'm really itchy. I don't close the windows when I sleep at night, and the rain comes in. How can I sleep now?"
Liu Ruxiang was angry and rushed up to me and grabbed my ears.
"Don't hit me, my brother is here!"
I screamed in fear and retracted my legs. There was still unbearable pain on my face.
Liu Ruxiang smiled: "You bastard, there are no brothers or sisters, so just scare yourself! It's obviously the rain that soaked the quilt, and you caught a cold in the middle of the night, which caused cramps in your legs. Don't think nonsense every day."
Although my legs still hurt, after hearing this explanation, the fear in my heart completely disappeared.
"Ahem, I must have had a nightmare just now and was talking in my sleep. But then again - how can I sleep tonight!"
Liu Ruxiang rolled her eyes at me, closed the window, and brought me two clean quilts from the cabinet next to her.
"You clean it up yourself, put the wet ones aside, take them out to dry tomorrow, and use these two quilts to make do tonight."
Looking at Liu Ruxiang's back, I also understood the cause and effect of the matter.
The quilt was soaked by the rain and became very heavy. In addition, the sheet was entangled with the body, and it took several struggles to get out. As for the pain in my legs, it was cramps.
It should be... like this, right?
Now, the kerosene lamp beside the bed is lit and the room is bright, and I am no longer afraid.
I sat on the edge of the bed for a while, pinching my calf from time to time. It took a long time before the pain eased.
It took a lot of effort to remove the two soaked quilts. I gasped and looked at the bed board, and my eyes suddenly widened.
On the white birch bed board, there were black footprints as big as eggs, which spread to the head of the bed near the wall and continued to the window.
I stretched out my hand and compared it. It was exactly the size of a baby's foot, and I felt a numbness in my scalp.
Cold sweat started flowing down my back unconsciously. I reached out and touched it, but I couldn't feel any stains.
Just a few seconds passed, and the black footprints were no longer visible.
Following the direction where the footprints finally disappeared - looking out the window, an extremely thin figure covered in pale body was lying on the ground in the yard on a rainy night.
His back was turned to me and his face could not be seen clearly.
"ah!"
I was almost startled and fell onto the bed behind me.
At this time, something strange happened.
Just now all the footprints on the bed board, walls, and windows have disappeared. I held my breath, stood up shakily and looked out the window. It was empty outside, and I could no longer see the pale baby.
For a moment, I was so panicked that I lost all sleepiness. I stood up without even having time to put on my shoes. I took the kerosene lamp, opened the door and went to find Liu Ruxiang.
