Early the next morning, Xia Yuyang packed up a little and went to Yi Feng Bay Community. Today was a rare good day. The sky was clear and the entire community was bathed in the sun. It didn't look like something strange had happened last night at all.
Xia Yuyang was full of confidence and prepared to come over to investigate the case. However, he met his Waterfall the moment he reached the entrance of the community. The security of Yi Feng Bay was too good. The security guard on duty at the entrance recognized that Xia Yuyang was not a resident here at a glance and refused to let him in.
"Uncle, I'm just going in to look for a friend. I'll be out soon. Trust me, I'll leave my phone with you, okay?”Xia Yuyang wanted to discuss with the security guard.
"No, handsome. You're not the owner here. Which building and floor does your friend live in? Why don't you ask him to call the security booth and let you know? Only then will I be able to let you in. The people living here are either rich, powerful, or big stars. We can't just let strangers in. This is our job. Handsome, don't make things difficult for me.”
I don't know anyone here. If I can get someone to call me, I won't have to argue here! Xia Yuyang complained in his heart, but he still had a pure and kind smile on his face."Uncle, I'm also a celebrity, but I'm not very famous. I really came here to look for my friend today, so please make an exception!”
"Hey, no, no."
……
Xia Yuyang saw that the security guard was really stubborn and was about to back out. When he came back at night to intercept the old man who was leading the bridal procession and ask him about it, a pair of people who looked like mother and daughter walked in from outside.
"Sigh, I don't know what that little girl from 403 is doing. She shouldn't be acting like a ghost. I even helped her call the police in the beginning.”An older lady sighed.
Xia Yuyang was so lucky that he quickly went over to hitch a ride.
"Hello, are you guys talking about the strange things that have been happening in 403 in the middle of the night recently?”He asked in a low voice. Last night, Xie Bian had said that the bridal procession had been appearing at the same time for the past half a month. The surrounding residents were extremely annoyed, and they could not find out anything even if they called the police.
"That's right. Young man, you know about this too? Are you also from our building?" the older lady replied.
"Hey, I'm not from this neighborhood, but my friend is. He lives in your building, and he doesn't sleep well. He has a slight nervous breakdown, and he's been going crazy because of this.”This was what it meant to be friends born out of nothing, Xia Yuyang thought.
"I knew it. It's simply a sin. She's a good little girl. When I asked her what's going on, she didn't explain. She lowered her head every day and didn't communicate with others. By the way, why didn't you go in when you were looking for your friend?”
I was waiting for you to say that! Xia Yuyang put on a troubled look." I called him a few times on the way here, but he didn't pick up. The security guard didn't dare to let me in because he saw that I wasn't a resident of the neighborhood.”
"What's the big deal? Come with us!”The lady waved her hand cheerfully. The young man was tall and handsome. One look and she could tell that he was not a bad person.
That was why one's appearance was sometimes a pass. Although people with good appearances were not popular everywhere, they were indeed more advantageous in certain situations.
……
After saying goodbye to the mother and daughter on the third floor, Xia Yuyang went straight to the fourth floor. The entire fourth floor was quiet. The doors of the other rooms were filled with shoe racks, umbrellas, carpets, and other daily necessities. There were also couplets pasted on both sides of the door, and there was a blessing word on the door. It looked more lively. Only the door of 403 was empty, so clean that it looked like no one lived there.
Xia Yuyang went over to press the doorbell. The doorbell rang a few times, but no one answered. Instead, the door next door opened.
"Stop pressing, stop pressing. Why is there so much going on in 403 all day long? At night, it's like there's a big group of gongs and drums. During the day, there are waves of people coming to investigate.”A curly-haired auntie poked her head out of Room 402 and complained.
"I'm sorry, Auntie. I'm a friend of Room 403. I heard about her recently, so I came to see her. I'm really sorry to disturb you.”
Seeing that Xia Yuyang's attitude was good, Auntie Curly Hair managed to suppress her anger." I bumped into her going out early this morning. If you're her friend, you should quickly ask her what she's doing. If this continues, everyone will be in trouble.”
Before the auntie could finish her sentence, the elevator next to her opened. A thin girl in simple clothes and a cap walked out of the elevator. The auntie rolled her eyes and muttered that it was really unlucky before closing the door with a bang.
"Hello, are you the resident of Room 403?”Xia Yuyang greeted her politely, but who knew that the girl would turn a deaf ear to him and walk to the door of Room 403 to open it, completely treating Xia Yuyang as air.
"I might know what happened to you. I can see things that others can't.”As expected, Xia Yuyang clearly saw the girl's back stiffen. After a long while, the girl said softly," Come in and talk."”
……
"Are you saying that the strange thing in the middle of the night only happened after you came back from your trip some time ago?”Qiu Hui, who was also the resident of Unit 403, had given a confusing account of the situation. Xia Yuyang managed to grasp the main point.
"Yes." Qiu Hui responded almost inaudibly.
"Did you encounter anything strange when you were traveling?”
"No... Oh, there's something that I've always found very strange. I don't know if it's a dream or if it really happened. I seem to have fallen down from the mountain and laid down for a long, long time. No one noticed me until then.”
Hearing Qiu Hui's words, Xia Yuyang's heart skipped a beat." Do you mind giving me your exact birthday?"”
After reading Qiu Hui's birth characters, Xia Yuyang was even more confused. From her birth characters, she was 29 years old, which meant that she would die this year. Even if she was lucky enough to escape, she would probably be seriously injured. However, from Qiu Hui's account, she did not know if it was a dream or a real experience. After falling down the mountain, she returned here unscathed.
"Did anything happen after you saw that palanquin pick you up every night?”
"The people carrying the palanquin placed me in a coffin. I was very afraid, but I couldn't push open the coffin lid. When I regained consciousness, I was lying on my bed at home. Previously, the police had come to my house a few times. They could only hear the music and could not see the palanquin and the paper figurines. Because they were afraid of causing panic, the police did not announce this matter to the public. They only said that they were still investigating.”Qiu Hui was also very confused. What happened to her every night was the same as the previous night. She had gone from being terrified at the beginning to being numb now.
"I'll stay here tonight. I'll go out and buy some yellow paper first.”
"Yellow paper? Is this okay?" When Qiu Hui heard Xia Yuyang's words, she took out a stack of yellow paper from her bag." I went to the City God Temple this morning to offer incense. I bought this there."”
"Of course. Why did you think of offering incense? Pray for God's blessing?" Xia Yuyang asked casually.
"Yeah, it's just a psychological comfort. It's better than nothing. It's better than being afraid every day and having nothing to rely on. Moreover, the incense in the City God Temple has been very popular recently.”
"Oh? I remember that piece of land near the City God Temple. Didn't they say that they were going to demolish it and take it back for a tourism project? I thought that it was because the incense wasn't good that they said they were going to demolish the temple.”
"I'm not too sure about that. It's my first time going there today.”
The two of them chatted casually. Xia Yuyang's hands did not stop moving. He quickly made a paper figurine and drew the facial features on it. He also wrote Qiu Hui's birth characters.
"When you sleep at night, put this paper face on your body and relax. Leave the rest to me.”
……
It was already midnight, and the surroundings were completely silent. Xia Yuyang went to the guest bedroom early and lay down, pricking up his ears to listen for any movements outside.
Very soon, the first sound of a suona came from outside the window. Xia Yuyang's soul quickly left his body. He opened the door a crack and watched as the bridal procession entered Qiu Hui's room. Not long after, they carried the sedan chair out and went out the window.
Xia Yuyang went into Qiu Hui's room to take a look. He saw that she was lying on the bed safely, but the paper figurine on her body was nowhere to be seen. He knew that the old man who had escorted the bride did not see that it was a cover-up. He had a little idea of the old man's level, so he decisively chased after her.
"Old man, why are you pretending to be a ghost?”Xia Yuyang flung the Soul Binding Chains and bound the old man's hands and feet. The paper figurine team spontaneously ignited after the old man was caught and quickly disappeared into the air.
As usual, Old Wu had brought people to carry the bride, but tonight, he was tied up before he could take two steps. He turned around and saw a black-robed Wuchang standing behind him. For a moment, he was so scared that his soul almost floated.
"Lord Wu Chang! I'm not playing tricks! This little girl was arranged by one of my families for the sake of their son who died early! She went to our place to play before and fell from the mountain to her death. No one came to look for her after she died for a few days. Her body was smelly, and I was kind enough to help her bury it!”
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