Chapter Eighteen: Ghost Cave Residual Life

  "Help me, Lan Tian!" Xu Peilong shouted while chopping, his face was beet red from exertion.

  I hastily scrambled up and rushed over, snatching the dagger from Xu Peilong's hand and fiercely stabbed at the vat several times.

  Xu Peilong stopped and panted heavily.

  That vase was cut open by me with a knife and had many cracks, but it didn't break and still hung in mid-air.

  The "Xu Peilong" standing on the altar had long since disappeared, and the terrifying scratching sound suddenly came from inside the altar again. And my hand holding the dagger had already cut open a mouthful of flesh, with blood flowing all over my hand.

  "What's in here?" Xu Peilong gasped for two breaths and turned his head to ask me.

  "I don't know, it's probably not a good thing!" I spat on the ground and pulled up Xu Peilong who was stunned there, shouting "Get out of here quickly!" and ran forward first.

  Xu Peilong followed me and ran over, with a mournful cry echoing from behind.

  I and Xu Peilong rushed out in a flurry, not daring to look back, with the eerie wind whistling past our ears, as if countless hands were emerging from the wall to grab us.

  We were so scared that our souls left our bodies, and we ran forward as if our lives depended on it.

  This time, we didn't run far before finding the entrance of the cave where we came down from, and finally let out a sigh of relief.

  I and Xu Peilong ran up the stairs in a hurry, and as soon as we rushed out of the entrance, we were shocked by what was in front of us.

  We see Zeng Mingqing and others who were left behind lying on the ground in a horizontal and vertical position, with blood all over the floor. Every face has an eerie and inexplicable expression, as if they died with their eyes open.

  Good heavens, they're all dead! It's just as Lin Mei's ghost said to me earlier, her curse has come true. I gaze out at the corpses and flowing blood, unable to bear the intense churning in my stomach, vomiting up bitter bile!

  It's all over, it's all over, Lin Wei and his group are now all dead except for Xu Peilong who is still alive!

  Xu Peilong was yelling crazily, I felt like I had fallen into an ice cave, and the terrifying shadow was pressing down on me. At the entrance of the cave, there were continuous heart-pounding wails coming from inside.

  Won't it be those wronged spirits and vengeful ghosts who were oppressed for hundreds of years all escaping?

  "Run, let's run quickly!" I shouted loudly at Xu Peilong as I came to my senses, and with the reminder, Xu Peilong followed me in a desperate sprint forward.

  The two of us were running when a figure suddenly appeared in front of us. It was her, surprisingly Lin Meixin's ghost!

  My heart sank and I was stunned into immobility.

  Xu Peilong's body shook violently, and he cried out, "Are you really going to exterminate us all?"

  Lin Mei's eyes gleamed with a cold, sinister light as she smiled and said, "They're all dead, and you should be too. But today, I'll spare your life for the sake of Lan Tian. However, that doesn't mean I'll let you off the hook again after tonight!"

  After finishing speaking, Lin Mei Xin's figure flashed and suddenly disappeared without a trace. It actually really let us off!

  Lin Mei Xin's ghostly figure disappeared, and Xu Pei Long and I continued to flee desperately forward.

  I feel like my chest is about to explode, the weakness that my body conveys comes and goes, I'm barely holding on with Xu Peilong, relying on the last bit of will to survive.

  From the black hole behind, a series of scratching sounds were still emitted. As I ran and looked back, I saw that the black hole collapsed with a loud crash, and then I saw a large group of ghosts with scattered hair and bloodstained bodies crawling out from it!

  This glance almost scared me to fall down, and even my soul was trembling!

  What's going on? How did all these ghosts that have been suppressed for hundreds of years come out together? I'm almost desperate.

  We thought that Lin Meixin's ghost had let us off and we escaped from the black hole, thinking that everything would end there. But who knew that a new twist would emerge again.

  But one thing is clear: this thing that emerged from the black hole is the source of all these deaths, it is the true origin of this curse.

  But even if we knew all this, it would be of no use in our present situation, for they have already come out.

  The scene in front of us suddenly changed, and what appeared before our eyes was the 22nd floor where the office was located. The eerie atmosphere continued to stimulate our senses.

  With a glimmer of hope for escape, Xu Peilong and I burst out with astonishing potential and quickly found the entrance to the elevator. Without much effort, we soon entered the elevator.

  The elevator slowly descended, and Xu Peilong and I finally escaped from the company's office building.

  But we didn't dare to stay, and immediately set foot on the journey of escaping for our lives. We were very clear in our minds that the danger had not been eliminated, and the group after group of vengeful spirits would catch up with us at any time.

  Rushing through a quiet street, Xu Peilong and I ran onto the main road. It was almost 2 am by then, and there were hardly any cars or people on the streets.

  Our physical strength had reached its limit, and the two of us stopped to catch our breath, panting heavily.

  Xu Peilong said, "Lan Tian, where are we going now? Those things may not let us go."

  He thought of what I had also thought of, and looked back nervously, "Perhaps there is a safe place."

  "Where? Which place?"

  "My single dorm!"

  Actually, when I saw that group of ghosts who had been oppressed for hundreds of years appear, I had the idea of escaping back to that haunted building with Xu Peilong.

  This group of fierce ghosts might be too much for us to handle, but if they're also just ghosts, then it's a different story, Uncle Li and the others might be able to deal with them!

  Ghosts should have their own territory. The building I live in is full of ghosts, and if other ghosts invade, they will definitely fight back!

  This is what I thought of, although it may not be feasible, but at least it's a way, and it's better than us running around aimlessly like this.

  Xu Peilong didn't have much of an opinion anyway, and he agreed as soon as I mentioned it.

  We didn't dare delay and hailed a taxi to rush to that haunted building where I lived.

  The taxi driver was a bald guy who drove the car for about 500 meters before turning around to ask us where we were going.

  I finally evened out my breathing and replied, "No. 8 Mei Garden Road!"

  "Screech!" The bald-headed brother stopped the car and asked in surprise, "So late at night, where are you going? That old wooden house on Meiyuan Road No. 8 has been abandoned for many years."

  I'm worried that the disheveled group will catch up quickly, and I nervously glanced out the car window a few times, impatiently yelling, "What's with all the nonsense? Do we need your approval to go wherever we want? If you don't start driving, be careful or I'll report you for refusing to take passengers!" After finishing speaking, I pulled out a red hundred-yuan bill from my pocket and slapped it onto the bald driver's body. "Hurry up, no change needed!"

  The bald brother picked up the red devil I threw on him, turned on the car lights and examined it carefully, looking as if he had never seen a red devil before.

  I was so anxious in my heart, just wanting him to drive faster and return to that rumored haunted building. I couldn't help but shout loudly again, "Brother, can you hurry up!"

  The bald brother stuffed the money into his pocket and turned back to us with a sly smile, "I've got to take a closer look, is this Chairman Mao or counterfeit currency."

  "What? Have you ever received foreign currency while driving a taxi?" Xu Peilong asked out loud.

  "Isn't that right? One evening, an old uncle who was quite advanced in age took a taxi to No. 8 Meiyuan Road. I didn't want to go at first, but unexpectedly the old man was very generous and handed me a red hundred-yuan bill. At the time, I was overjoyed and sent him to No. 8 Meiyuan Road. Unexpectedly, the next morning when I looked again, that red hundred-yuan bill had turned into toilet paper, scaring me half to death." The bald-headed brother said in a lowered voice, "Brothers, don't blame me for not warning you, but it's said that there are ghosts on that side. Once it reaches midnight, many ghostly shadows will appear in that building."

  Baldy's brother said these things I already knew, but to dispel his worries, I quickly said, "Big brother, where are there so many ghosts in this world? You're always talking about ghosts, cursing us?"

  The bald brother saw my resolute attitude, and could only say, "Alright then. But you guys be careful, it's really evil over there!" As he spoke, he restarted the taxi and drove in the direction of Mei Garden Road.

  Xu Peilong and I sat in the car with bated breath, occasionally looking out of the window, worried that something would suddenly appear inside the car.

  The recent series of bizarre events has made me realize the vast and profound power of that thing.

  Fortunately, our worries were unnecessary, and the car quickly drove down to the building.

  As soon as we got off the car, the bald guy stepped on the accelerator and the taxi disappeared from our sight in a flash.

  "Go, hurry up!" I shouted to Xu Peilong.

  Xu Peilong followed me, scrambling to escape into my single dormitory. As soon as I entered the door, I locked it tightly and moved the dinner table from the living room to block the door with Xu Peilong.

  After doing all this, the two of them suddenly collapsed to the ground, feeling dizzy and nauseous, as if they were going to die.

  Xu Peilong panted heavily, looking at me with a terrified expression, and asked, "Lan Tian, this Meiyuan Road No. 18 won't really be haunted like that bald guy said, will it?"

  I waved my hand and said, "Even if this place is really haunted, it's still much safer than that unknown abandoned factory tonight. I've been renting here for over a year, haven't I been safe?"

  I originally wanted to tell Xu Peilong the truth, but considering that it would scare him, I answered vaguely.

  Xu Peilong nodded.

  We barely escaped with our lives, as if we had picked up a life from the Ghost Gate Pass.

  During this period, I and this group of people have been thinking of ways to escape with all our might. As a result, except for Xu Peilong who is still alive for the time being, everyone else has died. Moreover, whether Xu Peilong and I can escape death or not is still an unknown number.

  I thought of the mysterious person who sent me a text message, asking me to intervene in this bizarre death case. What is his true intention? I have no grudge against him, he wouldn't want to harm me, would he?