In the darkness, there was silence.
There was no movement, as if she was the only one here.
The girl in school uniform panicked, took her mobile phone and approached Huan Xiao's position, and said cautiously:
"...Xiaohuan? Are you still there?"
But when she walked to the place where Huan Xiao had been just now, she found that no one was there.
Seeing this, the girl in school uniform felt a chill in her heart.
It was impossible for the small ring to move around silently. Skeletons all over the floor would make a "creep" sound when stepped on. How could a person move around without making a sound?
Is it possible that Xiao Huan is really a ghost?
Or is it that the Xiao Huan she saw just now was not actually the real Xiao Huan, but the one pretended by Li Gui?
If this is true, doesn't it mean that besides her, there is a ghost in this house who can disguise himself as a human! ?
A gray-white face with unclear facial features suddenly appeared in her mind, and the girl in school uniform was instantly frightened by her imagination.
She shook her head, holding the phone tighter, and cold sweat broke out on her back.
At this time, a "pop" sound came from behind.
The hair on the girl's back in school uniform stood up.
She turned her head stiffly and slowly, and raised the phone tremblingly, intending to use the light to see what was behind the sound.
She saw a glowing human face appearing in front of her.
"ah--!!"
The girl in school uniform opened her eyes wide and backed away in fear, but her foot slipped and she fell into a pile of human bones.
Smelling the unpleasant stale smell in her nose, her stomach felt uncomfortable after just eating breakfast, and she retched.
At this time, Huan Xiao put away her scary expression, smiled and said to the girl in school uniform:
"This will avenge you for holding me back just now, and we will be even with each other."
Originally she didn't intend to scare people, but since the girl in school uniform brought it up so proactively, she wouldn't be betraying her good intentions by not scaring them.
"You...did you scare me on purpose just now?" The girl in school uniform struggled to get up from the pile of human bones.
When she touched other people's bones, she always felt uncomfortable everywhere, as if her skin was crawling with bugs.
She didn't expect that Xiaohuan would hold such a grudge, and even be in the mood to scare her when his life was at stake.
But she couldn't say anything, because she was the one who caused Xiaohuan's trouble. If she hadn't caught Xiao Huan at that time, Xiao Huan might not have appeared here.
Knowing in her heart that she was in the wrong, the girl in school uniform had no choice but to swallow the anger that welled up in her heart.
It doesn't matter, at least Xiaohuan only scared her and didn't hurt her. This is good enough. She should be more generous and don't behave like a young person!
But the girl in school uniform did not forget the suspicion just now. She bravely asked: "Why do you make no sound when you walk?"
"Oh, um, I just temporarily recorded the positions of the bones on the road. The empty space here is so big. I moved lightly, so there must be no sound." Huanxiao replied.
Of course it was a lie, she actually floated over with ghost energy. If you look closely, you can see that there are no footprints on the dust on the ground.
But the girl in school uniform didn't notice this detail and breathed a sigh of relief.
She patted her frightened heart, closed her eyes and took a few deep breaths, and then smiled at Huanxiao:
"Now that you've calmed down, let's climb the stairs quickly. I feel like I'm having trouble breathing. There's very little air here. We can't stay long."
While talking, she walked to Huan Xiao's position and grabbed Huan Xiao's hand when Huan Xiao wasn't paying attention.
It was a warm touch that made the girl in school uniform feel truly relieved.
Huanxiao waited for the other party to confirm her human identity before pulling her hand back, "Okay, but this staircase is very narrow. Which one of us will be the first to climb up?"
The first person to climb the stairs is equivalent to a pathfinder and needs to bear great danger.
The girls in school uniform also realize this.
She frowned, hesitated for a moment, and said, "I'll do it. I'm sorry for you first, and I can't let you take such a big risk again."
She still felt a little guilty about Huanxiao, so she wanted to alleviate her guilt.
Moreover, she had no hope of finding the real bookmark. At least, after entering this black room, the fire of hope in her heart was extinguished.
Instead of arguing with Huan Xiao about who should go up the stairs first, she wanted to leave this suffocating environment as soon as possible.
Huan Xiao had no objection to this, so the two began to climb the stairs.
This climb is a real climb.
The girl in school uniform carefully grabbed both sides of the stairs and climbed up quickly, for fear of falling.
Huan Xiao, on the other hand, walked behind calmly.
"...Xiao Huan, if you walk like this, you will fall. It's better to lie down like me." The girl in school uniform was a little worried when she saw Huan Xiao's behavior.
"No need, I'm confident I won't fall." Huanxiao smiled nonchalantly.
Seeing this scene, the girl in school uniform sighed.
She had never seen such a conceited person. Originally, she didn't understand what those bones on the ground were about, but now that she saw Huan Xiao, she finally understood.
Those bones might have had the same idea as Huan Xiao, so they fell down the stairs.
She didn't try to persuade him any further, because she and Xiaohuan were not close friends, so being reminded was her limit.
It’s useless to think too much. The girl in school uniform quickly recovered her distracted thoughts and concentrated on climbing up...
However, an hour passed, and Huan Xiao and the two had not reached the end of the stairs.
There are many reasons why girls in school uniforms climb slowly, but the bigger reason is that this staircase is too long!
At this moment, the girl in school uniform who had been complaining every few minutes also realized that something was wrong. She shouted in horror:
"How long is this staircase? It won't be endless, right?"
This is also possible, after all, it has something to do with ghosts. Beating the wall can extend the stairs indefinitely, making it impossible for people to get out of the stairs even if they are exhausted.
"It's over, Xiaohuan, we won't be trapped on the stairs, right?"
Regarding the question of the girl in school uniform, Huanxiao did not answer, but looked above, vaguely seeing the end of the stairs.
Because the stairs are in a spiral shape, although the end point is right in front of you, at walking speed, you need to walk for another ten minutes to go up.
And at a speed as slow as that of a girl in school uniform, it would take more than half an hour.
Not hearing Huan Xiao's answer, the girl in school uniform quickly turned her head and felt relieved when she found that Huan Xiao was still behind her.
"You scared me. I thought you just fell."
Huan Xiao shrugged: "I will definitely shout out if I fall, don't worry."
"...Farewell, it's better if you don't fall." The girl in school uniform muttered.
She slumped on the stairs and didn't move.
"Xiaohuan, I think the two of us are going to die here today. If possible, I hope I can eat birthday cake before I die."
When Huan Xiao heard this, he asked in surprise:
"Have you given up your last wish so soon? I think we can still work harder to save it."
We're halfway up the stairs, let's finish it at least.
But the girl in school uniform did not reply to Huan Xiao's words, but sighed sadly:
"It's okay without cake. How about you wish me a happy birthday? Let's celebrate my birthday first and then go up."
She felt that there was no hope of survival, and she had already begun to want to show off.
