On the eighteenth day (3) life hangs in the balance

  I saw Xiao Bin's pants drawing out a map at a visible speed, and also saw Wang Ai's hair stained with blood rubbing back and forth on Xiao Bin's face.

  Then Wang Ai fell softly on Xiao Bin's body, Xiao Bin let out a loud cry and sat down on the ground, the floor was a mixture of blood and urine, he sat on this filthy thing and started wailing.

  This has already challenged the limits of human endurance, and none of us can care about Xiaobin anymore. A group of people rushed down the stairs and ran out of the hotel, with no one daring to go back in.

  Outside the inn, it was drizzling. The distant green mountains were slightly distorted in a misty veil. The surrounding water vapor formed fog, enveloping everyone and the inn in this desolate mountain. It was cool and refreshing all around, with an occasional bird call echoing over from afar, remote and ethereal.

  And this sound is the only sound in this world at this moment.

  We all stood outside the inn, no one dared to breathe loudly, our eyes fixed on the door of the inn, and perhaps in everyone's mind, a picture of an evil spirit bursting out of the door was flashing.

  Ordinary humans encountering ghosts, all heroic spirit is lost ten million eight thousand miles away. At this moment, what's left in our hearts is only fear. This fear is like a maggot crawling on my back, along my spine to the back of my head, and then drilling into my brain. I had a chill, fortunately Xiao Ai was fine, we stood there, unable to move forward or backward, just standing there.

  That little monster is among us, I'm still quite curious, isn't he a heavenly master? Catching ghosts shouldn't be his line of work, right? How did he suddenly become as miserable as us?

  I walked up to him and said, Master, what's going on?

  The dwarf said, can't you see? Ghost possession.

  I said, I know it's possession by a ghost, but this is daytime.

  The dwarf said, does a ghost possession care about day and night?

  I said, okay, then why don't you make a move?

  The dwarf looked at me with a few points of malice in his eyes, and his evil aura had always been hidden in his body. After so many days of contact, I could feel his unfriendliness towards everyone. He seemed unwilling to answer my question, but the students around us were all staring at him, so he said, "This is a fierce ghost, it's been haunting this village for hundreds of years, and I can't handle it. If you think you can handle it, then you come."

  Outside, it's still drizzling, everyone is very cold, but all the people are standing here, staring straight at the door of the inn. We have no way out now, the road is blocked, the mountain road is slippery, and there's a ghost in the inn, this scene is really "heaven doesn't respond, earth doesn't respond".

  Xiyao walked up to me and said, "What's going on with that bride?"

  I shook my head and said, don't ask, I'm afraid you'll be scared.

  Xiyao asked again, this time a bit louder, but I still shook my head and didn't answer. The several students on the other side came over, a chubby boy said, what's going on? If you know, then tell us.

  I thought for a moment, and at this time, everyone was scared, so I didn't care about telling stories to scare them. After simply organizing my thoughts, I said, "This so-called ghost village you're talking about used to be called Gu Miao Village, and before that, it was called Hong Yi Village." I started with Gu Miao Village, saying that in the past, there was a flesh-and-blood Bodhisattva in Gu Miao Village, which was modeled after a red-clothed woman. This Bodhisattva really existed, and my father's generation had seen it with their own eyes.

  Si Yao said, "Is it that Red Dress Bodhisattva causing trouble again?"

  I said it shouldn't be, but before the destruction of the old temple, it was already burned down. However, the origin of this flesh Bodhisattva has a story. This village used to be called Red Robe Village and was actually a refuge for the Zoroastrianism sect to avoid disaster. The villagers liked wearing red robes, hence the name Red Robe Village. Later, one of their holy maidens eloped with her lover, breaking the rules, and was expelled from the village. But the man abandoned her, and when she returned to the village, no one responded to her cries for help, so she hanged herself in the ancient temple.

  Si Yao said, "Bai Huo Jiao? Shen Po, aren't you always talking about the stories of Bai Huo Jiao?"

  I was stunned, someone here knows the legend of the Fire Worship? The shaman was originally in a trance, she uttered an "oh" and then said, you listen to me tell that is the Legend of the Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, who told you not to read books anymore.

  Xiang Yao said, what is The Legend of Heaven and Dragon Slayer?

  The nun said, it's just a martial arts novel.

  Xiao Yu uttered an "oh", and said, "But before we came here, I also looked up the legend of this village. What's been circulating online doesn't seem to be this."

  I nodded and said, in our village, it has always been passed down that a wealthy family's daughter was framed and drowned herself in the river, but her body didn't rot. But I think this White Lotus Sect version is the correct one.

  The dwarf grunted beside me, I glanced at him and he seemed furious.

  Si Yao looked at Feng Yue who was still unconscious in the boy's arms and said, "Then how did she know about this legend?"

  I said, Fengyue shouldn't know about this legend, what she knows is a strange custom in this village. This village has a wedding every ten years, I only know there's a bride in red, as for the rest, I'm not too clear either.

  Xiao Ai suddenly chimed in and said, perhaps it was a wedding like mine, a ghost marriage.

  I gave her a pinch and whispered to Xia'ai, "Don't talk nonsense."

  Xiao Ai stuck out her tongue and said, "Anyway, you left early, I saw the second wedding."

  I slapped my forehead and said, "Have you seen that crazy bride?"

  Xiao Ai said, "This village has a criminal case every ten years. How can I forget? Let me tell you the rest. This village has a wedding every ten years, which is a very strange custom, similar to worshiping heaven. If this wedding goes smoothly, it's said that the village will have good weather for ten years. If not, then some bad things will happen. But in the past twenty years, both weddings had accidents. Let's just talk about the one from ten years ago. The bride went crazy and hacked people with a kitchen knife. In the end, she was shot dead by the police."

  Si Yao said in a low voice, just like Ai Ya?

  Xiao Ai said, I just heard that kind of scene, I still dare to go and watch the excitement? However, since they are all chopping people, I estimate the situation is about the same, one uses a kitchen knife, and the other uses a dagger.

  Ma Tiancheng spoke up and said, "Speaking of which, that dagger in her hand didn't come out of thin air, who gave it to her?"

  Everyone was silent and looked at each other.

  I said, let's finish the story first. The police officer who shot the bride ten years ago is that Korean police officer who just came over. He told me this story, and I guess he also told Feng Yue, so she knew about it.

  Everyone fell silent, watching the dilapidated wooden door of the inn in the fine rain, as if afraid that the bride would rush out again. In this drizzle, Fengyue whispered a sentence and then slowly came to her senses. She struggled to straighten up, looked at the inn, then looked at us, and asked in a low voice, "What happened?"

  Fengyue opened her mouth to ask, and the boys around immediately responded. Of course, each one added their own embellishments, describing themselves as the heroic savior, completely ignoring that it was I and Xia Ai who rushed up to pull Fengyue out just now.

  Fengyue Lian said a few thank yous and stopped asking questions. She stood with us, staring fixedly at the hotel door.

  It's not a good idea to keep going like this, what if everyone inside is dead? Are we supposed to stand out here forever? It's okay for now since it's just drizzling, but who knows when the rain will turn into a storm, what are we going to do then?

  I think everyone has this idea, but no one is taking the lead because whoever takes the lead at this moment will definitely be sent in to check out the situation. I don't want to take the lead either, but it's really impossible to stand here forever. Little Ai will return tonight on the seventh day, and I was planning to draw a circle with salt for her.

  I looked left and right, and at this moment, Ma Tiancheng and the other person should actually go in, after all, the inn was theirs. I looked at Ma Tiancheng, but he seemed to glare at me, then turned his head away.

  I think students should also go in, after all, the possessed and the victims are their people, but when I look at them, I find that each of them is trembling with fear.

  What should I do now? Am I supposed to take responsibility again?

  I only have one life, and the expiration date is almost up, these remaining ten or so days of life are also life, can't be discriminated against just because they're short, right? I'm just an ordinary person, you want me to take on a scoundrel with a dagger, I probably wouldn't even dare to fight for my life, let alone one wielding a dagger ghost?

  I kept telling myself in my heart that as long as I waited, someone would eventually stand up, but I didn't expect the one who stood up to be Xiao Ai.

  Xiao Ai suddenly spoke up from beside him, saying, "Standing like this isn't going to work either. Let's go in and take a look."

  No one responded, I hastily whispered, Xiao Ai, what are you doing?

  Xiao Ai said, if we don't go in, if there really is a crazy woman inside, the people inside might be in danger.

  I was confused, and indeed the people inside were very dangerous, but Xiao Ai didn't have to come out. But since she had already stood up, could I still back down?

  I coughed and then said, like this, I'll go in first, you guys stand behind me and support me, okay?

  Still no one made a sound.

  I said, I'll take the lead, is that okay? If we keep going like this, how long will everyone stand here? This mountain can't be climbed out of, and the rain will only get heavier. By tonight, you'll all still be standing outside? Now let's go in, maybe Little Bin can still be saved.

  The students started whispering to each other, Fengyue said, I'll go in with you.

  I really admire Feng Yue's courage, although she just fainted, but she is really different from ordinary girls. I nodded to her gratefully and said, you don't have to follow me in, it's okay for you to stay behind me.

  Then I whispered to Xiao Ai, don't rush in, stand at the back and listen, did you hear me?

  Xiao Ai shook her head and said, I am by your side.

  I patted her hand and walked a few steps forward, turned back to see Xiao Ai and Feng Yue following me, the rest of the people were about three or four steps away from us three.

  This is also a helpless thing, if it wasn't Xia Ai who jumped out, but someone else, I'd rather not say anything and keep a distance.

  My arm trembled as I pushed the wooden door open, and it creaked loudly. The room inside was somewhat dark, and for a moment, I couldn't see what was going on inside. But after my eyes adjusted to the light, I gasped in shock, my arms spread wide to shield Xiao Ai and Feng Yue behind me.

  Xiao Bin stood there holding a dagger, staring straight at me with his eyes fixed on mine.

  Needless to say, the ghost found a new host.

  And my life is about to end at this moment.

  At this moment, all sounds ceased, even the ticking sound in my mind disappeared.

  My mind is a complete blank, just waiting for the end of my life to arrive.