The night was deathly still. The only sounds were the howling wind outside the window and the ticking of the old wall clock in the room.
He Zhiping lay in bed, his eyes fixed blankly on the ceiling.
He simply couldn't understand how Ming Mingzhong could fall asleep so quickly in such a spooky environment!
Suddenly, he felt the urge to pee. He nudged Ming Mingzhong hard, but Ming Mingzhong was snoring deeply, sound asleep.
Helpless, he had no choice but to pluck up his courage and knock on Feng Chengyuan's door.
Not long after, Feng Chengyuan opened the door, his eyes cold and sharp. "What's going on?"
He Zhiping felt a bit embarrassed. "Mr. Feng, could you accompany me to the toilet?"
Feng Chengyuan: ……?
Feng Chengyuan waited outside the bathroom for He Zhiping. Out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly caught a glimpse of a white figure.
At the same time, He Zhiping, who had been muttering non - stop in the toilet, suddenly fell silent.
Feng Chengyuan called his name, but there was no response.
When Feng Chengyuan walked into the toilet, he saw He Zhiping standing blankly by the window.
He Zhiping moved extremely nimbly. He reached out his hand and started climbing onto the window. Before Feng Chengyuan knew it, half of He Zhiping's body was already out of the window. Feng Chengyuan's heart skipped a beat.
This was the third floor. If he fell, he would either die or be seriously disabled.
Feng Chengyuan strode forward and slapped the amulet for expelling evil spirits that Yu Nian had given him onto He Zhiping's body. Then he grabbed He Zhiping by the neck and yanked him back onto the ground.
He Zhiping let out a whimper. After a moment, he covered his head and asked in confusion, "Mr. Feng, why did you pull me?"
Feng Chengyuan: "What were you doing just now?"
He Zhiping was taken aback. "I just finished peeing and wanted to go out to find you. Then I suddenly heard my mom's voice. I went to the window and saw her standing downstairs waving at me. I was just about to go to her when you pulled me down. If you don't believe me, look..."
He Zhiping looked in the direction he was pointing. There was no one downstairs, only a few willow trees swaying in the wind, looking eerily desolate.
"Where's my mom?? She was clearly here just now."
Feng Chengyuan frowned. "This place is so remote. How could your mom possibly come here? You were clearly about to jump out of the window. You were already off the ground."
He Zhiping was stunned. He still felt that something was amiss, so he quickly took out his phone and called his mom.
"Mom, where are you?"
"Your dad and I are at home. What's wrong?"
He Zhiping instantly felt a chill run down his spine. What on earth was that thing he saw just now??
......
Cuicui's breathing gradually calmed down. Yu Nian closed her eyes to rest while calculating the time in her mind.
As soon as midnight arrived, the room remained quiet. However, Yu Nian faintly heard a rustling sound coming from an unknown corner.
The sound was very soft, like the sound of paper rubbing against the ground.
A flash of golden light, and Liu Mo suddenly appeared. He coiled himself on the bedside, his eyes shining brightly.
"I seem to smell the fragrance of a rat."
Yu Nian raised her eyebrows in surprise.
The rustling sound in the room grew louder and more frequent, like raindrops hitting the surrounding walls.
Cuicui was woken up. She opened her eyes in confusion. "What's going on, Sister Yu Nian? What's that sound?"
The next moment, there was a violent crashing sound from outside the door and behind the surrounding walls.
Amid the chaos, everyone heard a strange voice.
The voice was shrill and thin, definitely not something a human could make. "My children, ram harder!! Once we catch them, I'll eat the meat, and you can have the soup!"
With a loud "boom", the wall suddenly collapsed.
A large, black mass rushed out and instantly covered the entire floor.
Cuicui was completely dazed. She tried hard to identify the creatures on the ground: beady eyes, sharp teeth, and long, thin tails...
"Rats!!!"
Cuicui let out a scream and completely lost her mind.
She was afraid of nothing in the world, except rats.
The rats in front of her were fat and strong. Each one was as big as a domestic cat, with strange glints in their eyes. They swarmed in groups like a black tide.
If someone accidentally fell into the rat pile at this moment, they would probably be devoured to the bone in an instant.
Although Liu Mo loved to eat rats, this was the first time he had seen such a spectacular sight.
There were at least a thousand rats in front of him. He didn't know where to start.
Yu Nian noticed that there was a wooden chair the size of a washbasin placed right above the rat queue.
Sitting on the chair was a special rat. It was wearing a silk robe and looked very comfortable. It was obviously a spirit.
Yu Nian threw two pieces of yellow paper into the air and quickly formed a seal. As soon as Yu Nian finished reciting the incantation, the yellow paper suddenly exploded in the air. The flames fell to the ground, making the rats squeal in pain.
Yu Nian then took out a handful of glutinous rice from her pocket and scattered it.
Although there were many rats in the room, most of them were not yet intelligent.
When they saw the rice, their eyes lit up instantly. They rushed around desperately to grab it.
The big rat on the sedan chair was jostled around. It saw stars and angrily scolded, "You stupid little brats, stop!"
Taking advantage of the chaos, Yu Nian threw out several talismans in succession, forming a huge net of talismans in the air. It came crashing down on the rat swarm.
Liu Mo took the opportunity to slip outside the net of talismans and started gobbling up the little rats one by one, like he was at a buffet.
Seeing that the situation was hopeless, the big rat trembled and slid off the chair. It bit a big hole in the net of talismans and quickly fled towards the door.
But it had only taken two steps when Yu Nian stepped on it.
With their leader gone, the rats squealed and scurried out of every corner of the room.
In the blink of an eye, the room was quiet again.
Yu Nian looked at the struggling big rat and asked leisurely, "We have no grudges against you. Why did you want to capture us?"
The big rat's half - meter - long thin tail lashed the floor continuously. It shouted at Yu Nian, "I won't tell you, you nobody. Let me go!"
Liu Mo's eyes narrowed. He said unhappily, "Bold rat! Who do you think you are to call our master a nobody!"
The big rat let out a haughty snort. "You don't understand. We rats are the most noble creatures in the world, the first of the twelve zodiac animals! When the world was in chaos and the universe was not yet formed, a rat bravely bit a hole in the sky, which led humans out of the chaotic world!"
Liu Mo casually crawled to Yu Nian's side. "Master, can I eat this noble rat too?"
Seeing Yu Nian nod, Liu Mo suddenly opened his huge mouth.
The breath of death came rushing towards it. The big rat froze and panicked. "Don't eat me!"
It said timidly, "I wanted to capture you because your souls are different from ordinary people's. I just wanted to have a taste..."
Yu Nian was stunned. She was a soul from another world, so it was normal for her to be different from ordinary people. But what about Cuicui?