Seventeenth Day (13) A New Round of Curses

  The time left for me to think was extremely short, everyone had already turned around and was about to start this search plan.

  This plan isn't a particularly good idea, but at this moment it seems there's no better one. I don't know what the landscape in my thermos looks like now, nor do I know if that package of stuff is soluble in water, but one thing for sure is that such high concentration would change the water into something else even if it is soluble.

  How am I supposed to explain it at that time?

  Did I say someone put it in my thermos and planned for me to drink?

  This saying is reliable or it's just a ghost story, your thermos has something that looks like milk everywhere, would you drink it?

  In the end, all that will be waiting for me is a single outcome: I will be considered the mastermind of everything, the hallucinogenic poisoner, the perpetrator of it all.

  And I believe that if the package of drugs was real, Ma Tiancheng would definitely not suggest tying me up, but rather suggest killing me.

  I seem to fit the profile of the murderer in every way, I inexplicably followed the student party to this desolate village, getting involved in everything, and most importantly, I also know about Xiaobu's curse.

  If this evidence points to me, then I really have no ability to escape.

  I walked very slowly, almost at the end of the crowd. I say "almost" because the fortune teller was leaning against the wall in the corridor at this moment, with her mouth open and staring into space.

  The wind and moon walked quickly, took a few steps, saw that I didn't keep up, turned back and shouted, "Hurry up, what are you doing?"

  My mind is racing fast, but there's no way to survive at all. At this moment, Fengyue shouted, and I was anxious in my heart, of course, I saw something and said something.

  I pointed at the fortune teller and said, "She's a bit strange, don't you think?"

  The word "ghost" has become a synonym for fear, everyone stood up, Siyao turned around and pushed the godmother, what's wrong with you? What's wrong with you?

  The goddess finally woke up from her dazed state, looked around and said, I...I...I think we're all going to die.

  Siya said, "Are you scared? Don't be afraid, it's nothing. We're just looking for the murderer here."

  The fortune teller shook her head and said, "I think there is no murderer."

  Siya said, "What are you talking about? Stop being so nervous."

  The old woman's performance gave me a chance to catch my breath, and I hastily said, "What's wrong with you? If you're particularly scared, go back to your room and rest for a while."

  It's getting late, if you're afraid, just take a rest first. The three of us can live in one room, okay? I'll move to your place.

  The fortune teller looked at me, her voice trembling. She said, "You... you... your behavior under the tree today was very strange. When you... when you said... three meters."

  My heart skipped a beat as I thought of Xiao Bu Dong hanging alone on the tree, he made a wish and got a response, he... became a dead giant.

  The fortune teller saw that I wasn't speaking, so she leaned against the wall and slowly squatted down, burying her head. Her voice came from the crook of her arm as she cautiously asked if she could ask something: was the three meters related to your friend's wish?

  I was stunned, and the little fatty beside me said, "Did you hear us talking last night?"

  The two donkeys took a step forward, one of them grabbed the shoulder of the fortune teller and lifted her up, saying, "Who else heard that?"

  The two of them going crazy isn't without reason, Xiao Bu Dian mysteriously died on the tree, fulfilling a wish that only we in our small circle knew about. We also don't believe it was one of us who did this thing, so whoever heard us talking could possibly be the murderer.

  Fengyue slapped the second donkey's wrist, and the second donkey let go of his hand. Fengyue stood beside the fortune teller and said, "I'm a black belt in karate. If you really want to fight, I'm not afraid of you."

  Two donkeys said, who wants to fight with you, I asked her why she knew our wishes, whoever knows may be the one who killed Xiaobudian. Mobile phone mobile terminal first launch address:

  The goddess covered her own shoulders, shook her head and said, I don't know, but do you know our wishes?

  Her voice was trembling with tears, and I stuttered, "What do you mean?"

  The fortune teller said, you first answer me, is that three meters related to his wish?

  I nodded and said, yes, he was very short when he was young, hoping to grow taller, hoping to grow up to three meters.

  The goddess wept aloud, covering her face and muttering, We will all die here.

  Fengyue grasped the shoulder of Shenpo and said, "What's wrong with you? Why are you so afraid?"

  The witch wiped away her own tears, pointed at me and said, "He just said that this place has a legend. Anyone who sets foot on this land will be cursed, and all wishes will turn into curses. We've already set foot here, haven't you noticed that our wishes have also turned into curses?"

  Everyone was stunned, I don't know what their wishes were, but from the looks on other people's faces, they were all very, very scared.

  I'm saying, what's your intention? You're not making a wish here too, are you?

  Her face was pale, and she nodded with some difficulty. She said, "On the first day we arrived, everyone had a great time, several girls sat together drinking wine, you also know that when girls get together they easily say some nonsense. At that time, we... all made wishes."

  The goddess wept and said, yes, we all made a wish.

  As soon as the words left my mouth, I felt a chill run down my spine. The ticking sound in my ear was like the tolling of a bell, echoing all around me. The whole world seemed to be filled with its sound. I seemed to see a dark shadow looming over the inn, and everyone inside it shivering with fear.

  Curses, invisible curses, are truly more terrifying than ghosts and more trembling than demons.

  Everyone stared at the fortune teller, who sat on the floor with a weak tone and said, "Do you still remember what Aiyu hoped for most? Sihao, do you still remember?"

  Xiyao nodded and her body went limp as she sat down beside the fortune teller. The two women put their heads together and began to sob.

  I'm really anxious and want to know what happened, before I could ask again, Xiao Bin said, you guys hurry up and say, what did the girls say that night?

  Feng Yue stood there and whispered, Ai Ya said she hoped that Hou Mingyu could hear her inner voice.

  Her voice was very soft, and others were stunned to react what she was saying when Feng Yue suddenly raised her voice and said, Ai Ya hopes that Hou Mingyu can hear her heart. Right? Is this it? I didn't remember wrong, did I?

  These three questions were asked to Shen Po and Si Yao, both of whom nodded. Then Feng Yue said with a sobbing tone: So she bit off Hou Mingyu's ear and tried to swallow it, right? If she swallows it into her belly, can she hear his heart voice then?

  Everyone was stunned, this explanation is far-fetched, but it's so bizarre that it makes you feel like this should be the way a curse looks. When you want the person you love to hear your inner voice, what will the devil do? The devil will put his ears into your belly.

  I think it's even colder, and all the men around me also showed an unbelievable expression. Xiao Bin said in a trembling voice, "Where is Sun Fangfang? Where is Sun Fangfang?" What is Sun Fangfang's wish?

  Xiyao sat there gritting her teeth, every word seemed to burst out of her heart, following the rhythm of her heartbeat, these words appeared in our ears.

  Si Yao said that Sun Fangfang has always been very ordinary and nobody paid attention to her, so she hopes to make a big splash and do something extraordinary.

  I felt a blackness before my eyes, and I stepped back several paces. Everyone was standing there, everyone was leaning against the wall, no one made a sound.

  Everyone knows that when the mountain cave was blown up with a loud noise, Sun Fangfang was killed by someone in the hotel. She really died at the moment of shocking heaven and earth.

  Wishes... will always come true in such an unexpected way.

  No one dares to speak, at this moment no one dares to make a sound, everyone is recalling all of this, savoring the joke of fate.

  The wind and moon are still standing there, she looked at me and said, so to speak, the end of desire is death, right?

  I nodded and said, looking back now, yes. Did you make a wish that night?

  The wind and moon say, I've made a wish.

  What did I say?

  Fengyue said, nothing much, hoping for a smooth graduation, will I die at the time of graduation?

  I shook my head and said I didn't know, but maybe never graduating was also an option.

  The wind and moon nodded and said, I will drop out of school when I go back.

  I looked at Shenpo and Sihua on the ground and said, "What about you two? If we speak out and everyone knows, maybe we can find a way to avoid it."

  Xiyao said, I don't remember what I said, my drinking capacity is not good, that day really forgot what was said. Shenniang, do you still remember?

  The goddess shook her head and said, I remember what I said, I hope to find a good boyfriend for myself, after all, it's quite hard to see others fall in love.

  I was stunned, this is almost the same as my greatest wish, does she die when she finds someone she likes? But the fortune teller's tone changed, and she said, but this isn't my most urgent inner desire, I absolutely won't die from finding a boyfriend, really. I think this curse corresponds to one's most urgent inner desire.

  Siya said, what is your wish?

  The goddess said, I want to find back what belongs to me, this is not only my wish, but also the wish of our family.

  This wish is too vague, people are always searching in the world, everyone feels incomplete, always feeling that they have lost something when rolling around in the red dust.

  But you don't even know what you want for yourself, and you're even more unclear about what you've lost.

  Siya said, what are you looking for?

  The fortune teller lowered her head, shook it and said, "Nothing, anyway, won't be found here."

  I clapped my hands and said, at least you two are safe. Assuming there's a curse, you might make it out alive. What about the boy? I know you have secrets, don't want to say no problem, this kind of thing is too mysterious, maybe everything that happened was just a coincidence.

  Everyone's face turned pale and everyone felt a chill run down their spine when they heard what the girls had said.

  The boys didn't respond, which was also within my expectations. The fortune teller's description of me was indeed frightening after I heard it. However, the curse is invisible and intangible, so for now, how to escape this predicament is what really matters. After all, being suspected of murder isn't a good situation, just look at Hou Mingyu. Fortunately, Ai Ya bought me some time, and a plan gradually emerged in my mind.

  Fengyue asked several boys if Da Peng's death had anything to do with his wish?

  Several boys exchanged a glance, and Jin San said, "We guys don't have the energy to talk about so many wishes for the future. When we're together, all we do is curse. But Da Peng is a bit of a lecher, always saying that even if he dies under the peony flowers, it's still romantic. If this counts as his wish..."

  Fengyue said, so he died at the hands of a woman?

  Jin Sanpang said, "Yes, that's why I don't believe in this wish. Da Peng hung so high and saw it all. If his wish was for a 4.5-meter-tall son, I would believe it. But if he said a woman killed him and then hanged him, I wouldn't believe it."

  Xiao Bin took a deep breath and said, "But it's really too scary. The wish of Ai Ya and Sun Fangfang isn't something you guys remembered later due to your memories getting mixed up, just scaring yourselves."

  Fengyue said, all three of us remember it clearly, at this time do you think there is still someone making fun of you?

  The expression of Feng Yue was serious, the group of girls showed signs of collapse, I looked around and estimated that everyone was scared, this thing can't be seen or touched, it's like a ghost but not quite, it's even scarier than catching a real ghost.

  I think this is a good opportunity, let's start by saying that I think we should continue with the moving and searching plan, starting from my room. However, I think the entire hotel should be thoroughly searched as well. Every empty room should be checked, after all, it's clear that the murderer won't put things near their own body, right?

  As soon as I finished speaking, Ma Tiancheng opened his mouth and said, "Everyone is so scared, what's the point of searching? If you say that the murderer won't put the murder weapon on their body, then whatever we find will be framing someone. I don't dare to talk nonsense about this thing, but since it's so effective, let's all be careful, don't talk or move randomly, and wait for the cave to open, everything will be handed over to the police."

  The two donkeys said, "But brother, the mountain cave was blown up by someone. If we don't find this person, they'll probably kill us all."

  Ma Tiancheng said, "Everyone should stick together and watch each other's backs. If someone is still able to kill people, then their companion will be the suspect. If it's really a ghost killing people, then there's nothing we can do about it, let's just accept our fate."

  The students have all been assigned, three boys and three girls squeezed together, but there is still Hou Mingyu left. Fengyue looked at Hou Mingyu's room and said, what should he do? Or else you four can share one room?

  Three boys shook their heads simultaneously, and Xiao Bin said, "Let it be self-destructed."

  Ma Tiancheng said, "We two can take care of ourselves now. It's already afternoon and everyone hasn't had lunch yet. Let's all rest for a bit and have dinner together later. You few people, divide up the rooms and look out for each other."

  The rest of us, it's really hard to divide the rooms, we three men can share one room, what about Xiaoyi?

  Fengyue said to Xia Ai, why don't you squeeze in with us?

  Xiao Ai shook her head, and I also shook my head. I said, to say something unnecessary, I always feel that this is targeting you students, Xiao Ai following you is indeed a bit... worrying. Xiao Ai, what do you think?

  Xiao Ai said, I'm a little scared.

  The two donkeys said, what can we do? The four of us can't live in one room, can we?

  Xiao Ai looked around and then walked in front of me, raised her head and asked, "Do you like me?"

  I was stunned, bringing up this kind of question at this time, it's a battlefield camaraderie, the flag is raised, in a few minutes people will die, Xiao Ai's question scared me and I didn't know how to answer for half a day.

  Xiao Ai squeezed me hard and then said, "Do you like me?"

  How can I not love you? You've occupied my entire world for so many days, and I'd be willing to die for you multiple times. If this isn't love, what else is there to expect?

  Huh, why did I start singing?

  I nodded and said I liked it.

  Xiao Ai said, "If it were my sister who wanted to date you, would you leave me and go find her?"

  I hastily shook my head and said, "What are you talking about? I like you."

  Xiao Ai smiled and nodded, then wrapped her arm around mine and told the two men that I was her boyfriend, we lived together, and I could protect her.

  The two donkeys and Xiao Pang looked at each other in shock, then simultaneously gave a thumbs up and said, "What a heroic woman, so bold and generous!"

  My heart beats faster than the ticking sound next to my ear.

  Do I have a girlfriend now?

  Can I consummate my marriage today?

  This happiness came too suddenly, didn't it?