Book 1: Chapter 7: The Basement's Secret
Time to update the death counter again.
The night fell quietly like a shroud.
The wind slowly flowed through the mountain, caressing the trees.
The distant villa in the middle of the mountain was covered in ivy, covertly hidden under the clear and cold moonlight. At first glance, it looked like an ancient castle, standing tall and straight with accumulated overgrowth after many centuries as it braved the gloomy evening winds alone.
Everything was deathly silent.
Suddenly, an ear-piercing scream cut through the entire forest, alarming the few resting crows. With a flutter of wings, they flew up far into the sky while letting out flustered caws.
It had begun again. Yu Zhi De glanced at the wall clock; midnight exactly.
He had long since grown accustomed to this over the past few years, getting used to the shrill screams that would always come from the basement at midnight every day. It sounded like a woman’s shrieking in uncontrollable fear, frantic as well as hysteric.
Yu Zhi De slowly closed his eyes, distant memories flashing brightly through his mind. In that instant, scenes from the past appeared one after another.