As time went by, the sky gradually darkened, and due to the nearby forest, only a deathly silence remained. The kerosene lamp on the table drove away the darkness and illuminated part of the space.
Jiang Chenchuan, who had noticed something, felt a little uneasy. He had been standing by the window staring outside, looking at the depths of the almost withered forest.
"Did you find anything?"
Ethan came over and asked, they had just arranged where to sleep tonight. Fortunately, there were more than two rooms in the house where men and women could sleep separately.
"No, the other party is also very keen. It seems that we have noticed his presence, so he no longer makes any moves."
Jiang Chenchuan was already prepared. He didn't know what was hidden in the sick village yet, so he was destined to be unable to sleep tonight.
The atmosphere was just right, Ethan lit up a cigarette, white mist enveloped his face, looking at the strange darkness outside, where any light was extremely conspicuous, Jiang Chenchuan frowned, but didn't say much.
"How about it? Why don't you go to the sick village while it's dark?"
Only Barras was quite excited. I don't know whether it was because he had been locked up in the mansion for a long time or because of his nature. He was not afraid of those rumors, but wanted to find out.
"Get some sleep first and act later."
If ghosts only appear at night, then tonight is indeed a good time. Jiang Chenchuan greeted them and went to the back room first, found a corner and sat down with his cane in his arms, leaning against it to rest.
This was also a type of training he had done before, allowing him to sleep through the night, remain vigilant, and have the ability to counterattack at any time.
I don’t know how much time has passed, but the quiet night always makes people feel a little scared. Suddenly, a dark shadow appears in the room with only one person.
Baras quietly stared at Jiang Chenchuan's figure hidden in the darkness, and approached without saying a word, making almost no sound.
But before he got close, Jiang Chenchuan, who seemed to be sleeping at first, suddenly opened his eyes and felt his eyes meeting his.
"What's up?"
Jiang Chenchuan's dull voice came to mind.
"Are you still awake."
Barras seemed to be startled. He went to another corner of the room and lay down, where there was already a mat.
"Get some sleep. Ethan will come and tell us to set off when the time comes."
Jiang Chenchuan did not expose Barras's thoughts. He closed his eyes and did not continue the conversation. Time passed quietly. Listening to Jiang Chenchuan's even breathing, Barras seemed a little upset. xqqxs8.
I don’t know how long it passed like this, it seemed like a few minutes, and it seemed like half an hour, until I heard a sound, like someone scratching the wood with nails, which was particularly clear in the quiet night.
As the chaotic consciousness gradually awakened, the voice gradually became clearer, as if someone was kneeling and crawling on the ground, moving bit by bit, and finally came to Jiang Chenchuan and tugged on his sleeves.
This movement made Jiang Chenchuan wake up completely, but when he wanted to open his eyes and fight back, he found that he seemed to have lost control of his body. The cane was tightly held in his hand, but he could not move.
The man was gradually approaching him, getting close to his body and spraying his breath on his face, but no matter how hard Jiang Chenchuan tried to struggle, it had no effect.
"coming?"
"Why did you come?"
The man seemed to be talking to himself in his ear. Along with the cold breath, the sticky touch was caressing his skin, as if he was trying to touch it.
"Away from me."
Jiang Chenchuan gritted his teeth, and cruel words burst out from between his teeth.
It seems that this is the case, as if the person sensed danger, he pulled away in an instant, and all touch and breath disappeared completely.
Suddenly, Jiang Chenchuan opened his eyes. The familiar shabby hut was still as dark as ever. Barras, who was awakened by the noise, also suddenly rolled up from the ground.
"What? Who wants to get close to you?"
Barras' face was full of confusion. He watched Jiang Chenchuan stand up suddenly, lit the spare kerosene lamp, and looked around the room.
"Evel, what are you looking for? Is there something missing?"
"Someone just came."
"How is that possible! You must be dreaming."
Barras waved his hand and lay back down again nonchalantly.
Jiang Chenchuan knelt down and carefully looked at the environment around his body, including whether there was any strange residue, but everything in the house was still the same, and there was no sign that the doors or windows had been moved.
Could it be that it was really my dream?
But since he came to this world, he has almost never had a normal dream. Either he was affected by the power of original sin, or he just fell asleep at dawn.
"Baras."
"Huh? What's the matter?"
"Did you just fall asleep?"
Jiang Chenchuan held a kerosene lamp, and the flame of the wick danced, leaving a huge shadow on the wall behind him, like a terrifying monster.
"I fell asleep accidentally, what happened?"
Barras scratched his head, not sure why.
There was an indescribable weirdness. Jiang Chenchuan took out the pocket watch in his pocket and glanced at the time before he realized where this weirdness came from.
Three o'clock in the morning.
It was already past the two o'clock departure time they had originally scheduled, and Ethan hadn't come to wake them up yet.
"Oops!"
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Jiang Chenchuan said something secretly and hurriedly opened the door and went out. Barras seemed to have noticed something strange, and he quickly got up and chased after him.
Just as they all left the room, almost at the same time, a black shadow-like thing came out of the corner of the room. Like a person, it stretched out its black fingers and quietly opened the window. Diandian slipped out.
As if dead, everyone fell on the table, and even the kerosene lamp on the table was extinguished at some point.
"Wake up, Bellito, Ethan."
"Yuliya, Chudong, are you okay?"
But luckily, they all seemed to have just fallen asleep, without any injuries on their bodies, and their consciousness remained awake.
"We...we all fell asleep."
Yulia held her head and seemed a little confused. Jiang Chenchuan immediately ordered them to check her physical condition. After confirming that there was nothing serious, he went to check the status of the luggage.
The strange thing is that even the black cat they brought was lying in the box and sleeping, just like them.
"Do you remember what just happened?"
In the eerily dark place, something seemed to be hiding.
"I don't remember. I was just halfway through the conversation and I just felt very sleepy. I didn't know what happened and fell asleep without even realizing it."
Yulia explained to Jiang Chenchuan.
Not just her, but also Ethan and the others.
"Forget it, tonight's expedition plan is cancelled, protect yourself, we will enter the sick village tomorrow."
Dear, this chapter is finished, I wish you a happy reading! ^0^
