Chapter 38 : Chapter 38
Chapter 38. Sister Yu, Help!
Lu Liangting’s expression was serious, and his tone was firm. From these two points alone, it was clear that he was absolutely sincere. Even the female ghost hesitated slightly and examined him curiously with her eyes. She really did not attack him.
In the female ghost’s memories, Lu Liangting had once helped her with something. Although it ultimately failed, it had still earned him some goodwill from her.
When the great fire broke out that night, Lu Liangting had rushed in desperately to save someone—the female ghost on the fifth floor. Unfortunately, he had failed to rescue her, and he himself had nearly been burned to death by the flames.
“The person I want to find probably died in this building. I do not know who she is or what her name is, but I can roughly describe her appearance.”
Lu Liangting stood no more than five meters away from the female ghost. In other words, she could easily kill him at any moment. Yet even so, he showed no fear at all.
“She is quite young, around fifteen years old. She wears a white dress. Her hair is loose and covers most of her face. Her eyes are completely black, and her pale skin is covered with black patterns.”
After describing Bai Yu’s appearance to the female ghost, Lu Liangting felt extremely uneasy.
This was almost his only chance.
If even the female ghost did not know, then things would become truly troublesome.
But she should remember.
After all, not that many people had died in this building.
Among these twenty or thirty ghosts, it was impossible for several of them to look similar to her, right?
She was very special.
The feeling she gave was completely different from the other ghosts in this building.
More free.
More intelligent.
And kinder.
Thinking about it, that made sense.
Among all the ghosts he had ever encountered, she was the most unique.
What Lu Liangting did not know was that his words had triggered a very unpleasant memory in the female ghost’s mind.
That ghost had once resisted her within her own territory.
More importantly, the female ghost had not been able to defeat her.
That night, she had been beaten quite badly.
The female ghost did not think in such complicated ways.
She only knew one thing.
Bai Yu was her enemy.
Boom!
The spirit fire in the corridor suddenly flared violently.
Lu Liangting was shocked and instinctively stepped back.
Why such a strong reaction?
Did this female ghost not possess some level of intelligence?
“Could it be that the ghosts who died in this building are like food to her… or something very important?”
Lu Liangting had already slipped his hand into his pocket and gripped the bloodstained fountain pen.
He truly had not expected the female ghost to suddenly lose control after he asked the question.
It was as if his words had touched her most sensitive nerve.
Bang!
The door slammed shut violently.
A gust of wind lifted the hair on Lu Liangting’s forehead.
“What…”
Not only that.
The key inserted into the lock suddenly popped out by itself and fell onto the floor.
When he reached down to pick it up, a red spirit flame suddenly ignited on the key and burned his finger.
It was called a burn, but he did not feel heat at all.
Instead, he felt only bone-piercing cold.
“What exactly happened… Is that ghost very important to her…”
Lu Liangting frowned deeply as he looked at the red burn mark on his fingertip.
He had not come here today solely to ask about the ghost in the white dress.
He had also hoped to learn something else from the female ghost.
Who had killed Xia Han?
The only thing he could confirm was that Xia Han’s death was related to ghosts.
But there were so many ghosts in this building.
Only the female ghost in Room 506 knew who the real culprit was.
After putting the key back into his pocket, Lu Liangting did not intend to give up.
He planned to search every unoccupied room on the fourth and fifth floors.
Perhaps he might find some clues.
The old landlord had died, and his family was currently handling the funeral arrangements.
Only during these few days would he have the opportunity.
Filled with worry, Lu Liangting stepped back into the fifth-floor corridor.
He did not start searching there.
Mainly because he was afraid the female ghost in Room 506 might attack him.
At present, he was no match for that fierce ghost.
“I wonder how Mingyue is doing… She lives here too. I should try to persuade her to move away.”
Muttering softly to himself, Lu Liangting walked down the stairs to the fourth floor.
The smell of disinfectant in the corridor was much lighter here.
Instead, the air carried a faint burnt smell.
Living here for a long time would suffocate anyone mentally.
It would be strange if people did not eventually break down.
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[Mingyue, are you there?]
Ding.
Zhao Mingyue casually glanced at her phone when it chimed.
It was a message from Lu Liangting.
His blue lotus avatar was extremely distinctive.
No one of their age would normally use such a style.
She was not sure whether it was an electrical issue today, but Zhao Mingyue felt that the lights in the room were unusually dim.
She had just finished taking a shower and was drying her long wet hair with a towel while chatting with Bai Yu about this.
She had also asked Bai Yu about Lu Liangting.
Bai Yu told her that Lu Liangting was currently on the fifth floor.
Zhao Mingyue’s slender fingers touched the phone screen as she prepared to reply.
But suddenly another message arrived.
[Mingyue, I have something very, very important to tell you. Can you come out for a moment? I am already at Sunshine Apartments.]
Her finger paused.
Zhao Mingyue raised her eyebrows slightly.
Something felt strange.
Lu Liangting would not normally speak in this tone.
Just as she was about to reply, the phone chimed again.
[Mingyue, are you there?]
Now Zhao Mingyue truly hesitated.
She frowned and did not reply.
Yet less than ten seconds later, another message arrived.
[Are you there?]
[Are you there?]
[Are you there?]
[Mingyue, can you come out for a moment? I want to talk with you.]
The light inside the room flickered.
The dim glow made everything feel eerie.
Outside the room, there was absolute silence.
Then suddenly, Zhao Mingyue seemed to hear faint footsteps from outside.
Very light.
As if someone were quietly pacing back and forth in the corridor.
[Mingyue, where are you? I am on the fourth floor.]
“… ”
The phone continued chiming.
Almost every four or five seconds.
At the end, three messages even arrived consecutively.
After the final message—“I am on the fourth floor”—the phone suddenly fell silent.
Half a minute passed without any further messages.
But Bai Yu had clearly said earlier that Lu Liangting was on the fifth floor confronting the female ghost.
He could not possibly be chatting on his phone while negotiating with a ghost, could he?
Zhao Mingyue trusted Bai Yu.
Bai Yu was a ghost.
She could see things Zhao Mingyue could not.
Which meant the real question was:
Who exactly was this “Lu Liangting” sending her messages?
While she was still thinking about it, the phone suddenly rang.
The fake Lu Liangting was calling.
The ringtone shattered the oppressive silence.
Zhao Mingyue reacted quickly and immediately hung up.
But she was still a moment too late.
The faint footsteps outside suddenly sped up.
Heavy, rapid footsteps rushed toward her door.
Ding.
The phone chimed one final time.
[Oh, so you are at home. I am coming to find you now.]
The moment she heard the last message, Zhao Mingyue abruptly turned toward the living room door.
She took a deep breath.
Then slowly exhaled.
Faced with such a terrifying situation, her response was—
“Sister Yu, someone is trying to kill me!”
The moment the words left her mouth, countless blood-red threads burst from the cracks in the floor and spread across the walls.
A graceful figure in a white dress stepped out of the shadows and quietly stood in front of the living room door.