Chapter 269 Sudden Shock (4200 words)
lantern?
Lantern girl! ?
Yan Junze was very upset. After solving the task of "The Woman Carrying a Lantern", he had been feeling a little uneasy, but he couldn't say what it was.
However, after completing the task of [Red Coffin], which is obviously a higher level task, there is no sense of uneasiness.
Now it seems that there are two possibilities. One is that his feeling is correct, and the Lantern Girl has indeed come to trouble him. And the other is that this is really just a dream, everything is my own paranoia.
Thinking about it carefully, Yan Junze is not sure whether it is true or not.
If Lantern Girl really has her eyes on her, then the way she pays attention to herself is much weirder than that of Fang Ning, and she actually appeared in a dream.
Could it be that he wants to learn from the demon killer Freddy in "A Nightmare on Elm Street" and wants to enter his sleep and kill himself?
Thinking about this, Yan Junze couldn't help but shudder. If this is the case, how will he sleep in the future? Will be killed as soon as he falls asleep?
It can't be so powerful, Yan Junze shook his head.
When Lantern Girl is in white clothes, her level is not that high, and she will only start to become fierce after the lantern turns red.
And the lantern is her husband's head, that is to say, only when the strength of the couple is strengthened together, can the lantern girl turn red and cause more powerful attack damage.
As for the ability to enter dreams, if it is really possible, it should be unique to them, but if it is possible to kill the dreamer in the dream, I am afraid that there is currently no spirit remover who can destroy them, that is, Almost invincible state.
Because Yan Junze is not sure if he reverts in his sleep, it will still work.
It is probably impossible to think about it.
Not long after, Zhao Zheng, He Bishou and Huahua, who were in the same dormitory, came back one after another. They were all very happy to see Yan Junze returning to school, and immediately booed and asked for warmth.
The weather has begun to gradually cool down, the autumn wind is beginning to rise, and the fallen leaves are falling.
In dormitory 411, Yan Junze chatted with the three roommates for a while, and it was He Bishou who found out that the time was late, mainly because he was very hungry. in protest.
The meal time in the cafeteria has been missed, but at this time the cafeteria still sells supper, but it will close on time at 9 o'clock.
Supper food is also very rich, including noodles, vermicelli and wontons, etc., but it is impossible to have barbecue.
The four of them discussed it. Most of the restaurants outside at this time did not have much fresh food, so they simply ate in the cafeteria.
So they left the dormitory together and walked to the cafeteria.
Dusk has passed, and the sky at this time is close to night, but it is not completely dark, giving people a hazy feeling.
The four of them went down the stairs and walked towards the cafeteria.
Occasionally, I saw students walking back from the cafeteria, but I hardly saw anyone going to the cafeteria with them.
When I was about to reach the entrance of the cafeteria, there was a person squatting there on the right side of the steps below the cafeteria door, near the corner.
Yan Junze didn't pay attention at the beginning, but after his eyes suddenly swept over the squatting person, he froze for a moment, and became vigilant in his heart.
That person was squatting, yes, but her back was facing outwards and her face was facing inward. Such a weird squatting posture, as if she had fallen asleep while squatting.
Moreover, this is the back view of a woman.
Although the woman didn't wear a white or red dress, she was just wearing a very ordinary pink shirt, jeans and a pair of white shoes.
But her squatting posture really had to attract Yan Junze's attention.
Under the dim yellow night that was approaching evening, it looked extraordinarily weird.
At this moment, He Bishou also noticed the woman squatting with her back facing out, nudged Zhao Zheng with her elbow, and winked at Yan Junze and Huahua.
Huahua looked sideways, and suddenly she was surprised with an unconcealable fear. She covered her mouth and pointed at the squatting woman with her orchid finger, saying, "This man...what is he doing squatting there? ? It’s getting dark, aren’t you afraid of scaring people to death?”
At this time, the four of them were still walking forward, and they all turned their heads to look at the squatting woman diagonally above, feeling that they were getting closer to the woman.
By taking advantage of the little light in the cafeteria, Yan Junze took a closer look and found that the woman had her back to this side and had not made any movements, which was really weird.
"I feel that this person is a bit like... Liao Jing?!" Zhao Zheng said suddenly.
Liao Jing is the only two girls in the Weird Association, one is Zhang Ying, and the other is her. The two girls also attended Yan Junze's initiation ceremony last time, and were terrified by the sudden appearance of the eleventh person.
At that time, both of them were very curious about Yan Junze's ability to perceive strangeness. Zhang Ying even paid special attention to Yan Junze for a while, and even went to dormitory 411 to find him a few times.
But Zhang Ying soon discovered that Yan Junze was not interested in her. Zhao was receiving her every time she came and went. The two talked and found that they still had a lot of common topics.
Yan Junze also heard that the two had a heated fight recently. He didn't know if it was successful or not. Zhao Zheng went out to play with Zhang Ying a few times, and Liao Jing was present almost every time, so he could recognize Liao Jing's back at a glance.
Hearing what Zhao Zheng said, Yan Junze realized that the squatting woman was indeed somewhat like Liao Jing.
But he still grabbed everyone and pulled them to the other side of the stairs: "Go this way, try not to lean over."
Zhao Zheng, He Bishou, and Huahua didn't speak, and the three of them were beating like drums. When they stepped on the stairs, although they were very close to the woman, they didn't dare to look any further. movement.
Only Yan Junze kept staring in that direction.
When the four of them quickly went up the steps, the squatting woman twisted her neck, her limbs seemed to be very stiff, her neck was crooked, and her head slowly turned towards the stairs.
Yan Junze could clearly hear the piercing sound of bones rubbing against each other. He quickly pushed the three people in front of him up the steps and entered the cafeteria door.
He had a lot of doubts in his heart. This woman seemed to be a weird person, not a normal person, but why was she squatting, and why did she turn her back to the outside.
This scene is very similar to the scene when I first saw Lantern Girl and when Lantern Girl appeared in my dream.
"It's not such a coincidence!" Yan Junze muttered to himself.
"Hey, what a coincidence!" He Bishou said suddenly at this moment, staring at the people who were walking out from the cafeteria hall.
Huahua also said: "Zhang Ying, are you eating so late?"
It was Zhang Ying who came.
Zhang Ying also felt it was a coincidence, nodded, glanced at Yan Junze, then looked at Zhao Zheng, smiled and nodded to Zhao Zheng.
Zhao Zhengzao had a smile on his face and was about to speak when suddenly he was shocked and looked behind Zhang Ying.
The gazes of other people cast on Liao Jing at the same time, Liao Jing was stunned, and stood there: "What are you doing? Why are you all looking at me?"
After finishing the words, I suddenly saw Yan Junze was there, and he looked at himself with surprise.
Liao Jing couldn't hold back immediately, and her whole body began to tremble slightly with fright, tremblingly said: "Yan...Yan Junze, you, you, what are you doing while watching me? Is there... someone behind me? Or... me Sitting on the shoulders...a person? A man...a woman?"
It's okay for other people to look at her like this, but Yan Junze can't, because Liao Jing knows too well that Yan Junze has a special ability to sense weirdness.
If the other party can look at me like this, it will definitely not be a good thing.
Because she had just experienced the mission of [The Eleventh Person] not long ago, Liao Jing still had a shadow in her heart. Seeing Yan Junze suddenly staring at her like this at this moment, she was already frightened out of her wits.
Seeing her trembling so much, Yan Junze didn't dare to express any more, rubbed his eyes, and said in an exaggerated tone: "I said it! I was afraid that I was wrong. It turned out to be Liao Jing. I haven't seen her for a few days. , how did you lose so much weight? Well, you've become more beautiful."
Whenever a girl hears someone complimenting herself as "thin" and "beautiful", her first reaction is always very happy.
Liao Jing was taken aback for a moment, and the fear in her heart just now eased a bit.
At this time, Yan Junze had already touched other people, He Bishou reacted quickly, and immediately followed up: "I mean, it really looks better."
"I have the most say in losing weight, Jingjing, ignore them, come to me tomorrow and let's talk about my weight loss process." Huahua also said.
Zhao Zheng nodded and said nothing, mainly because Zhang Ying was present, and it was inconvenient for him to follow other people to flatter Liao Jing, but his eyes changed when he looked at Liao Jing, and he didn't dare to show surprise anymore.
"Why are you here to eat now?" Zhang Ying wondered.
"Junze just returned to school today, so we chatted for a while longer." Zhao Zheng explained.
Zhang Ying looked at Yan Junze, and the two nodded in greeting.
Zhang Ying said: "Then eat slowly, we will leave first."
After finishing speaking, he took a glass of orange juice from Liao Jing, and said to Zhao Zheng, "I just bought this glass, I'll give it to you."
"No need, drink it yourself." Zhao Zheng waved his hand.
Zhang Ying left with Liao Jing without saying anything.
Zhao Zheng originally wanted to send them out, but at this time a few people left after eating, and there was nothing to worry about if there were seven or eight of them together.
Zhao Zheng just followed behind, reached the door of the cafeteria, looked outside, and then came back quickly.
"Are you still there?" Fatty He asked.
"It's gone, I didn't see anything." Zhao Zheng shook his head.
"The woman squatting outside just now is really similar to Liao Jing. Could it be that they are just similar and not the same person?" Fatty He seemed to be talking to himself.
"The person outside just now is indeed Liao Jing." Yan Junze continued: "You didn't realize that Liao Jing was also wearing a pink shirt, jeans and white shoes just now, exactly like the woman squatting outside."
"Then which one is fake?" Zhao Zheng suddenly became a little worried about Zhang Ying.
"Obviously, the one squatting outside." Yan Junze seemed thoughtful.
Now it seems that the squatting woman seems to be imitating the appearance of the lantern girl. Only Yan Junze knows this in his heart, because he just had that strange dream.
The appearance of this weird woman is probably related to Lantern Girl.
In this way, the Lantern Girl who appeared in Yan Junze's dream just now is not just a simple dream, and it is very likely that the Lantern Girl was really found in this weird way.
It's just that Yan Junze is still guessing now. He hasn't figured out the way of Lantern Girl. How to deal with it may have to wait for a while.
After ordering and sitting down, He Bishou and Zhao Zheng went to get some food, while Hua Hua sat next to Yan Junze, approached him and said, "Did you notice that Zhang Ying's actions seemed to be intentional for you to see?" .”
Yan Junze was stunned for a moment: "You mean, when she asked Zhao Zheng if he wanted to drink orange juice?"
"And when she saw you just now, she deliberately didn't say hello first, but smiled at Zhao Zheng first, and then you." Huahua analyzed: "Woman, maybe even if you don't like you as much as before, but you After rejecting her, she still feels uncomfortable after seeing you, which is normal."
"That's right." Speaking of this, Huahua became a little excited, "I have been approved to join the Colorful Sorority, and I will pick a few good sisters to recommend to you in a few days."
"Forget it." Yan Junze quickly waved his hand, "My ambition is to study magnetic fields and exorcisms, and nothing else is important."
Huahua tilted her head and looked at him: "I can smell your lying breath. Do you already have someone you like? I saw that you have been calling a certain number two days ago, but it seems that you have not dialed. You seem to be very anxious. Then you're on leave."
Zhang Xiaomo was trapped in Mojia Village a few days ago, Yan Junze did make several phone calls, a little worried about her safety.
"You should change your major." Yan Junze smiled and said, "It's a pity that HKUST doesn't have criminal investigation, otherwise it will definitely suit you."
"It's suitable for a ghost!" Huahua shook her head, "I don't do that kind of job that scares people to death. Well, if there is someone out there that you like, go after someone. The current world is very abnormal, and it might be the end of the world someday. , to be able to love day by day, not for a lifetime, but for..."
Before they finished speaking, He Bishou and Zhao Zheng returned with the food and cooked a large bowl of sour noodle soup, finally gagging Huahua's mouth.
After the four of them ate and left the cafeteria, they paid special attention to the area around the steps below, and saw nothing strange.
Zhao Zheng was worried. On the way back, he called Zhang Ying and asked her about Liao Jing's situation.
After saying a few words, Zhao Zheng's face showed a strange look, and he seemed a little reluctant, but he still switched the phone to speakerphone.
Immediately, Zhang Ying's voice came from the other end of the phone, a little lazy, as if lying on the bed and about to fall asleep: "You also go back to rest early, you have a day of class, and you are still playing basketball at noon, don't be too tired. Let's go together tomorrow Eat breakfast."
"Okay, I'll call you when I get up tomorrow morning." Zhao Zheng replied.
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, his answer seemed a little awkward.
Huahua touched Yan Junze with her elbow, and said softly: "Why did she let Zhao Zhengkai go hands-free? Do you feel it now?"
"A woman's heart is a sea needle." Yan Junze said to himself.
After saying this, Zhang Xiaomo suddenly appeared in Yan Junze's mind, staring at him with a sweet smile.
There was a slight fever in my heart for no reason, it seemed very warm, Yan Junze shook his head, and went back to the dormitory with the others.
Those who read comics read comics, those who received packages received packages, and those who lifted dumbbells lifted dumbbells. Yan Junze was about to wash up first, when the phone rang suddenly.
He picked it up and saw that it was Zhou Dali who called. He connected the phone, and before he could speak, Zhou Dali's voice came out, a little low, a little dazed, and a little bit of saying no. Out of horror.
"Bao Jie, she... died."
I wrote this chapter today with a lot of feeling, and I hope that the next chapters will keep this feeling. Let me disclose, the key word in the next few chapters is-regret.
(end of this chapter)