Yan Yueming clearly remembers items 5 and 6 of the entry and exit instructions:
【Do not use any red cups】
"Whatever you see in the mirror, ignore it. 】
But the paper says to use a red cup to pour water on the mirror, which is contradictory. Another key point is that this paper is new inside and out.
Is it possible that the paper balls and charcoal marks appeared after Li Zheng left?
Although Yan Yueming had only been a disciple for a few days, he had a blind admiration for Senior Li. He felt that a person like him would not ignore such obvious clues that even he would find. If he saw it, there was no reason not to leave the relevant information on the house rules, and there was no reason to leave the ball of paper under the bed.
But he didn't, and that was the biggest problem.
So the sudden appearance of the charcoal mark and the ball of paper that lifted the mark were made by the same person? One of them is a charcoal pen and the other is a pen with different thicknesses; one is a symbol and the other is a text, and the handwriting cannot be distinguished.
But what is certain is that the two stand on the same side.
A charcoal mark is a mark, and the ball of paper reminds you to follow the mark.
But is this mark good or bad? Is it reminding you with good intentions, or is it misleading you?
Help, it's so complicated, my head hurts.
In comparison, Yan Yueming certainly believed in Li Zheng's rules, so he strengthened his heart and decided to continue to be patient. He now felt that he was not safe anywhere, so he returned to the place where guests should stay - the guest room.
This time he was not polite, and lay on the bed feeling familiar. He crossed his hands on his chest and lay very peacefully. Commonly known as lying flat.
If the tears cannot flow back to the heart, they will definitely wet the pillow. A song that his aunt often sang sounded in his heart. The lyrics sang about the delicate willows by the river waiting for the geese flying south, just like he was waiting for the rescue that he didn't know when he would come.
Suddenly, there was another noise outside the house.
Is rescue coming?
Yan Yueming rolled over and got up from the bed. Because the guest room was on the side near the river, he had to go out of the guest room, walk through the corridor, and then go to the window of the living room to look outside.
The entrance to the basement in the living room was still there. He avoided it from a distance, stayed close to the sofa and looked out quietly, and then he found——
came back!
That red car is back!
Yan Yueming saw that the roof of the car was smashed, as if it was hit by something heavy from above, and most of the windows were broken. It seemed that they had gotten out of the car again in front, so this time it was a man driving again, while the woman hugged her daughter tightly and huddled in the back seat. The three of them were in a state of panic.
What happened before? Yan Yueming looked at the time. It was now 9:19. It had been nearly three hours since they left.
This time, no gunshots were fired. The car sped past Gate No. 4 without stopping at all. In the blink of an eye, they arrived at No. 9, where Yan Yueming was.
Yan Yueming thought this was another close call, but within a few seconds of the car driving past, the car made a series of ominous noises, as if it was already overwhelmed, and then the man braked suddenly——
"Pfft." The car started to smoke and stopped a hundred meters away from No. 9.
Through the mist, Yan Yueming could not see very clearly.
He waited for a while, and then waited until the family of three came together. The woman's leg was injured and she was in a miserable state. Her pants were torn and blood was flowing. The man supported his wife with his uninjured hand, while his daughter followed him tightly holding the hem of his clothes. Now that they have no car and injured people, they may not be able to leave in a short time.
The nearest lighted room to them was No. 12, and then No. 9.
Under normal circumstances, if there is a bright light in the room, you will not choose a dark one. That man is not an imprudent person. If he had paid more attention, he would have discovered the entry and exit instructions on the porch of No. 9. Then, between No. 12 and No. 9, he would most likely choose No. 9.
Yan Yueming was not a saint, but he was not a selfish person either. He could not just tear down the access instructions and destroy them, nor would he shut out the three people before fully confirming that they were bad guys.
What's more, there are children among those three people.
This is bad.
Those three people were in trouble, and the one who was roasted on the fire became Yan Yueming. He still couldn't forget the blood dripping from the back compartment of the red car. He always felt that there was danger.
There must be danger.
This is a small animal instinct.
what to do?
Yan Yueming looked at his thin arms and legs, and then evaluated his physical strength. It was very good. He probably couldn't even beat a dog now. He had been mentally tense for a long time from early morning until now and was unable to take a good rest. Coupled with several frights, his physical strength was rapidly lost and it was difficult to replenish it.
Thinking of this, he looked at the toilet at the end of the corridor on the first floor.
After hesitating for a moment, he returned to the window and saw that the family of three did not enter No. 12 directly. They were still looking around. Time waits for no one, Yan Yueming gritted her teeth, turned around and rushed into the toilet, picked up the red water glass, opened the faucet, filled it with water, and quickly poured it on the mirror.
"Wow!" The water flowed down the mirror. Yan Yue had a clear face and forced herself to open her eyes to look. She saw red words and patterns on the wall behind Yan Yueming reflected in the mirror.
Before Yan Yueming could distinguish it carefully, in the blink of an eye, the feeling of thorns in the back came again.
The wound on the back of his head was aching faintly, but it was this pain that shocked Yan Yueming's spirit and made his brain clear.
The crisis stimulated his brain to work rapidly, and he quickly memorized the patterns and words revealed on the inner wall, then turned around and ran away.
run!
Run!
He ran back to the living room only to find that he was still holding a red water glass in his hand. He caught a glimpse of the fireplace from the corner of his eye and suddenly had an idea. He ran over and threw the water glass into the fire.
The moment the flames engulfed the water cup, he found that the permeating feeling also weakened a little. He was overjoyed, looked around, quickly walked to the coffee table, took out a pen and paper, and left a note.
After doing all this, he picked up his old friend again, the monocular telescope, changed his shoes and left through the back door of No. 9.
As soon as he left, a family of three came in.
Yan Yueming watched the man pick up the note he left outside the house. After seeing the content on the note, a trace of fear flashed in the man's eyes.
The note read:
I went out to explore the road and will be back soon - Xiaohong
My aunt said that the most terrifying enemy in the world is always the unknown. The unknown gives birth to fear, and fear restricts people's behavior.
Yan Yueming pushed up his glasses and pretended that he had a well-thought-out plan. But after all, he was just a fake boss and the real Xiao Ming. Xiao Ming shivered and felt that it was quite cold outside, so he ran away in despair.
Next, Yan Yueming decided to explore the surrounding area because he had discovered the secret of those charcoal marks.
It was probably really a special mark used for communication, and each mark represented a meaning.
For example, the simple-drawn kitten on No. 9 represents "a kind woman who lives there" and has nothing to do with cats, but it fits very well with the clues Yan Yueming found after entering. A gracious woman who lives alone and likes knitting and gardening can take in guests, although the guests are only allowed to stay in the guest bedroom.
The Ω mark at No. 11 next door means that the owner is not at home. There is no light on No. 11, which is also correct.
No. 7 also has no lights, its symbol is a horizontal bar. The horizontal bar represents "very suspicious", and Yan Yueming feels that it is best not to get close to it.
Let's talk about No. 4 who just shot. Although Yan Yueming was afraid of being discovered, so he didn't pay much attention. He didn't know what the mark was on the door, but he guessed that it should be a △ with antlers growing on the slope of the triangle.
It means, lived by men with guns.
As for the criteria for shooting, Yan Yueming didn't know yet. He quietly got closer, hid behind the bushes and stretched out his binoculars to observe carefully, and sure enough he saw the antlers symbol.
No. 4 is confirmed.
Among all the marks, there was one that Yan Yueming paid more attention to. Its shape is an "ancient" character, with the top and bottom horizontal lines removed, like an upside-down fork.
It means, destination.
What destination?
Cleared customs upon arrival?
Can I go out?
Such a temptation was really hard for Yan Yueming to refuse, so he continued to lurk secretly while observing the marks on the door frames of each house.
But after an hour, he found nothing.
There are a total of 13 houses on both sides of the asphalt road, of which 6, 8, 12 and 3, 5 and 9 have lights on, while the others are dark. 1 and 13 are both separated from other houses by a certain distance, and are dotted at both ends.
13 marks, none of which is a "destination".
Unknowingly, Yan Yueming had arrived at the other side of the asphalt road, the side with even numbers. He quietly came to the back of the house to see where it led.
You don’t know it until you look at it, but you are shocked to see that there is a cemetery behind it!
In fact, the structures on both sides of the asphalt road are similar. On the odd-numbered side, there is a small river separated by a grove, and on this side, a low fence separates the cemetery.
The tombs in the cemetery are not neatly built, with one in the east and one in the west. Even the styles and heights of the tombstones are different. This is also the only place where weeds are overgrown.
Yan Yueming suddenly remembered that when Senior Li came out of the south gate of Puxiazi Lane, the soles of his feet were stained with mud. This asphalt road is so clean and the lawn is so lush. Where did the mud come from?
So, is the exit in the cemetery or the grove? You can definitely get mud in these two places.
But those are cemeteries and groves. Even at dawn, they are eerie. You might die if you go in there.
Yan Yueming would not take risks at will, but now at least he had an idea and would not be blinded. He boldly used a telescope to look at the cemetery to see if there was a passage deep in the cemetery. Unfortunately, it was also foggy there and he couldn't see clearly at all.
Suddenly, he had another flash of inspiration and looked at the wooden stake at the gate of the fence. Are there any marks on it? While muttering to himself, he looked carefully——
Damn it, the fork is here.
What destination?
This is the destination leading to the end of my life.
Yan Yueming turned around and left.
Whoever wants to enter can enter, but Xiao Ming will not enter anyway. Xiao Ming hid behind the house in No. 12 and ate compressed biscuits. Judging from the mark, there was a gentleman living in No. 12, who would not persecute an innocent Xiao Ming.
He looked at the time and it was now 10:01.
Yan Yueming felt a little full after eating the biscuits. He took off his glasses and rubbed his eyes and cheeks, planning to rest here for a while. Originally, he only planned to rest for about ten minutes to regain his strength, but unexpectedly he fell asleep in a daze.
When he woke up again, he looked forward sleepily, and saw countless graves decorating the cemetery in the thin morning mist, and the grass blades were speckled with dew, which was scary and fresh.
His brain was shut down for a moment, and he didn't realize where he was until he saw the soil on a tomb seemed to be moving.
Huh?
He rubbed his eyes and looked again——
Aunt.
Fake corpse.
Yan Yueming jumped up from the corner with a start, but his escape speed couldn't even catch up with the opponent's speed of picking up the corpse, and he staggered because of numbness in his legs and feet. When he stood firm while holding on to the wall and turned around again, he saw the coffin lid was opened and pushed aside with a clang.
A man climbed out of the coffin. He had a perfect figure and long legs and stepped out of the coffin. He was also wearing a fashionable and slim-fitting long windbreaker. A silver leaf ear bone on his ear shone a little in the morning light, becoming the only bright color in the room.
There's probably a broken diamond on it, right?
Yan Yueming thought inappropriately.
Why is this person so similar to Senior Li? Is Senior Li dead? How could he rise from the grave? He also came over here.
He's coming over!
Yan Yueming's scalp was numb, so he turned around and ran, but within a few steps, fate grabbed him by the back of the neck. This is a clever metaphor, but also true.
Li Zheng grabbed his back collar and asked lightly, "Can I eat people?"
That’s right, it’s my Senior Li.
Yan Yueming suddenly felt relieved and turned around to look at him with difficulty, her eyes filled with tears, "Senior, are you not dead?"
Li Zheng: "Oh, I'm dead."
Yan Yueming: "!!!"
Li Zheng suddenly raised the corner of his mouth, came closer, and asked him: "So you want to go to hell with me?"
