what to do?
What must she do to save Song Qiangwei and bring her back to the butcher shop?
Xie Xiaoyu stood there, his palms wet and greasy with sweat.
I need to think of a way...
If you can't look back, can you go backwards?
Xie Xiaoyu's mind was spinning rapidly, and an idea immediately came to his mind.
She immediately decided to give it a try.
So, he tentatively stepped back and took a step.
Didn't encounter any crisis.
The light of the street lamp continued to illuminate her, and she could see her own shadow, still perfectly normal.
Xie Xiaoyu felt a little relieved.
So he walked backwards and took two more steps.
Just when she was about to continue walking like this, suddenly, something flashed in her mind like a flash of lightning.
She felt cold all over and froze in place.
Behind, in the invisible mist.
The girl's voice continued to call her for help.
On and off, extremely weak.
As if he could take his breath away at any time.
But in Xie Xiaoyu's ears, it seemed like a whisper from hell.
Endless fear grew in her heart, and she almost stopped breathing.
At this time, the first rule she had seen on the bulletin board, which she had ignored, clearly appeared in her mind again.
[1. To ensure neighborhood harmony, please do not make excessive noise. When you hear an odd noise, ignore it and don't try to find the source of the noise. 】
Xie Xiaoyu once focused on the first half of this rule and never dared to make too much noise.
But at this moment, she suddenly thought, did the cry for help in the thick fog fall into the category of "weird noise"?
And...how could she be sure that the thing calling for help was the missing Song Qiangwei?
Xie Xiaoyu woke up instantly.
The feeling of fear in my heart surged like a thick tide.
Her heart was beating wildly.
Immediately, he pretended to ignore the calls for help behind him and continued to move forward.
However, Xie Xiaoyu was about to move forward.
The girl's crying moan not far behind her sounded again:
"Help me...why didn't anyone come to save me...you clearly heard my voice, why didn't you come to save me?"
At the end of the words asking for help, the tone gradually became weird.
There was a bit of gloomy chill seeping out.
And Xie Xiaoyu suddenly realized that the voice seemed to be much closer to him.
No, there is something wrong with that thing!
Xie Xiaoyu's heart tightened. Before she could get rid of the fear, a new fear filled her heart.
A chill approached her back.
The speed of that thing was faster than Xie Xiaoyu imagined.
Xie Xiaoyu had just taken two or three steps forward when the voice sounded again.
"Why...hoho...heard my voice...hoho...didn't you come to save me?"
The voice that was still several meters away now seemed to be less than half a meter behind her.
The young voice that was originally accompanied by miserable sobs suddenly became hoarse and sharp at this moment.
Mixed with weird noises, like nails scratching hard on the wall, it made people's scalp numb.
Xie Xiaoyu ignored the voice behind him.
She just pretended that she didn't hear anything, stared straight ahead, and strode forward.
She needs to get rid of this thing quickly!
"Why...hahaha...don't save me..."
"Go back...come back and save me..."
"Take me, hoho... to find, mom..."
At this time, the voice was completely behind Xie Xiaoyu's back, as if ringing in Xie Xiaoyu's ears.
Xie Xiaoyu felt a chill that was penetrating, pressing against his back.
At the same time, a weight fell on her shoulders.
Xie Xiaoyu looked down at her own shadow again. At this time, she had walked out of the strongest light range of the street lamp.
Her shadow was cast by the streetlight on the road ahead.
Because the light source is insufficient, it appears blurry.
But even so, Xie Xiaoyu could tell that he seemed to be carrying something behind him.
That thing was wrapped around her back!
A stream of cold air blew against the back of Xie Xiaoyu's neck.
Along with this, the voice became shriller and hoarse.
By the end, I couldn't even hear clearly what was said.
The sound was like a pure knife, piercing hard into her brain, stirring her brain and nerves.
Along with the severe pain as if his head was going to explode, Xie Xiaoyu felt that his back was getting heavier and heavier.
It was so heavy that she could hardly stand upright.
No, we absolutely cannot stop here...
She must leave this weird story!
Xie Xiaoyu gritted his teeth and resisted the huge pressure, and the pace accelerated again.
Finally, a faint red light appeared in the fog ahead.
The bright red light penetrated the thick fog and fell into Xie Xiaoyu's eyes.
The next moment, Xie Xiaoyu felt a lightness on his back.
That thing seems to have disappeared...
The familiar clothing store sign once again appeared in front of Xie Xiaoyu's eyes.
how come……
Xie Xiaoyu stared blankly at the clothing store sign in front of him.
The scarlet light illuminated half of the face of the clerk standing at the door of the store bright red.
The other half of the face was hidden in darkness.
The clerk still had a familiar warm smile on his face.
"It's such a heavy fog, why not go inside the store and sit for a while before leaving?"
The clerk extended a warm invitation to Xie Xiaoyu with a very familiar tone.
Xie Xiaoyu lowered his head.
The thing that was haunting her in the shadow was indeed gone.
The moment he saw the bright red sign of the clothing store, the thing disappeared quickly as if it had encountered some natural enemy.
Looking at the red sign of the clothing store, Xie Xiaoyu still shook his head and refused to enter.
She was convinced that there was definitely something wrong with this clothing store.
But this time, the clerk didn't use the skirt to lure her in like before.
instead……
"Where are you going? You've been walking around here a lot and you can't leave, right? As long as you are willing to go into the store and try on clothes, I can help you no matter where you are going."
The clerk's tone was calm and gentle, but her words stunned Xie Xiaoyu.
Could it be that the way to leave lies with this clerk?
Rule 8, [You can ask for directions, provided you know your destination. 】
Should she... want to ask this clerk for directions?
"Come in and try on some clothes."
The clerk turned his face slightly, as if glancing at the fitting room deep in the clothing store.
"I really like you, sister. Your figure and appearance will definitely suit the clothes in our store. If you are willing to help try on clothes in the store, I can pay you 10 yuan an hour. "
One hour...10 yuan?
Xie Xiaoyu knew that the money the clerk mentioned was definitely not soft sister coins, but the more precious Ming coins.
Pay her money just to watch her try on clothes?
Xie Xiaoyu took a deep look at the clerk.
"No." She spoke clearly and decisively, "I won't try."
Xie Xiaoyu stood at the door of the clothing store and looked into the store.
He looked through the densely packed colorful skirts and towards the fitting room hidden in the shadows.
After one glance, she withdrew her gaze and left the store without any hesitation.
