Book Synopsis
Book Tags
Donation Rankings
Comment
0 Comments
You May Also Like
墨書 Inktalez
Living Funeral
I was suddenly filled with confusion as I looked at Axiang in front of me, my hand already withdrawn.
Standing before Axiang, I asked, "Are you really not dead?"
But if Axiang wasn't dead, then who was the corpse I had seen? Something felt off; it was absolutely impossible. Yet the Axiang before me was indeed alive! I realized I knew nothing about her. Aside from having seen her and Wu the Fatty in a compromising situation, I had only exchanged a few words with her when she got into trouble.
I found myself lost in thought, my mind short-circuiting.
I kept asking myself if Axiang really wasn’t dead. I repeated the question three times in my head. A voice inside me insisted that Axiang was dead, but another voice told me she was alive, right in front of me!
But Axiang had clearly been assaulted and then hanged in shame at Wu the Fatty's doorstep!
Was I dreaming? I pinched myself hard to confirm that this wasn’t a dream. I felt foolish and didn’t know what to think.
Axiang then said to me, “I really am not dead; I just scared them.”
What the hell? She had even shown signs of death! How could she just be scaring them? I asked her how she managed to come back. Axiang explained that she had pretended to be dead and then suddenly woke up; they thought she was faking her death and all ran away in fright.
Listening to Axiang’s explanation made some sense to me.
I said, “As long as you’re okay.” Then I froze and asked, “So why did you come looking for me?”
Axiang replied, “Can’t I come find you if nothing’s wrong?” I stared at her, feeling that something was off, but unable to pinpoint what it was. Axiang had a thing with Wu the Fatty; surely she wasn’t here to flirt with me!
I glanced at Axiang. Although she was somewhat attractive, I really had no interest in her. I said to Axiang, "Since you have nothing to do, I'm going back to sleep."
Suddenly, Axiang stepped closer to me, and a faint fragrance wafted in the air. She spoke, "Look at this beautiful day; don't you want to do something with me?"
My heart tightened, and the image of her naked and wild from that night with Wu the Fatty flashed through my mind. I shook my head to dispel that wicked thought and turned away, saying, "I need to go back and rest. You should head back too."
After I spoke, Axiang's tone changed as she asked, "Are you in such a hurry to leave?"
I simply replied with a grunt, not even turning back as I walked home. Just then, I heard someone behind me murmuring, "Yin-Yang Extremes, wandering souls, where do they linger..."
The voice took on an ethereal quality, sending a chill down my spine as if I had been jolted by electricity.
Curiosity piqued, I turned to look, but there was nothing behind me. Axiang had vanished; I guessed she must have gone home.
I pulled out a soft white cigarette and lit it, taking a deep breath while muttering to myself that something felt off—like I had seen a ghost. I started walking slowly but soon broke into a run up the stairs. When I reached the fourth floor, I fumbled for my keys and opened the door.
Zhang Xun was sitting on the sofa. Seeing Zhang Xun eased my mind considerably.
After looking me over, Zhang Xun asked, "Why do you look so pale?"
I tossed aside the nearly finished cigarette and replied, "I just encountered something strange, but I don't even know where to start."
At that moment, Gao Ling emerged from the bathroom and said to me, "What strange thing? Just spill it."
I didn't hold back and said directly, "I just ran into Axiang."
"Has she come back as a ghost to find you?" Gao Ling immediately chimed in. However, Zhang Xun remained silent. I turned to Gao Ling and said, "It would be better if it were a ghost; the problem is that it's not a ghost, but the living Axiang."
"What do you mean?" Gao Ling asked.
I didn't repeat my previous words and went straight to the point: "Was the Axiang you saw back then dead?"
Gao Ling replied that with a corpse in such a state, there was no doubt it was dead. I didn't respond to Gao Ling's comment; instead, I waited for Zhang Xun to speak. At that moment, Zhang Xun furrowed his brows, then relaxed them. He said, "Chen Fei, what you saw was definitely not Axiang; Axiang is certainly dead."
I followed up with a question: "Then who could the person I saw be?"
"Old Witch?" Zhang Xun uttered those three words, and upon hearing them, I felt a chill run down my spine. Could it be that the Old Witch was impersonating Axiang to deceive me? But what could her purpose be? After all, she hadn't done anything to me just now.
Yet I had heard strange sounds earlier, and now I felt it was quite possible that it was the Old Witch.
Suddenly, a wave of fear washed over me. What exactly was the Old Witch's intention? Zhang Xun suddenly said to me, "Chen Fei, just remember my words: do not help Axiang."
I nodded in response. Zhang Xun instructed me to check if there was anything extra on me.
I quickly followed Zhang Xun's advice but found nothing unusual. Soon after, I went to take a shower. After bathing, I lay down on my bed.
The woman in the red dress sat at the head of my bed; I had grown accustomed to her presence by now and called out to her.
I felt that the woman in red seemed troubled these days, so I asked her, "Are you unhappy?"
She looked at me and then said, "Chen Lang, there's something I don't know whether I should tell you."
I stared at the female ghost in red, and then said: "You go ahead." The female ghost in red stared at me, with an expression on her face, and then said: "Chen Lang, I think the master is not a good person, he may treat you badly. Do something unfavorable." I stared at the female ghost in red, who continued: "Chen Lang, you won't blame me for doing this. I am definitely not trying to instigate feelings between you and the master. "Actually, I was thinking in my heart, there really is no relationship between me and the Taoist priest. To be honest, he saved my life several times, for which I am very grateful to him, but later, there were several times when he simply didn't care. Not showing up, not helping me. The Taoist priest is not good for me, and I think it is possible. At this time, I said to the female ghost in red: "I won't blame you, I understand what kind of person he is." I said this. The female ghost in red hummed and said: "Chen Lang, we must not have the intention to harm others, but we must have the intention to guard against others." I understand. At this time, the female ghost in red suddenly said to me: "Chen Lang, we haven't done it for a long time?" The white skin appeared in my sight, and the two bulging balls jumped out like jade rabbits after taking off their clothes. I felt restless watching it. After the female ghost in red took off her clothes, she came to help me take off my clothes, and then I fell on top of the female ghost in red. I put my hand on her chest and touched it. Her hand also touched my important part. Slowly, I entered a peach blossom garden. It didn't take long for the female ghost in red to make a coquettish sound. Her hands were wrapped around my neck, and I moved my body. The female ghost in red wrapped around me like an octopus. Her face was crimson, as if she had drunk daughter's red that had been hidden for hundreds of years. She breathed softly at the base of my ear: "Chen Lang, hurry up, I want to..."
After the light faded, the woman in red vanished. I got out of bed and had just reached the living room when I heard Gao Ling say, "This is bad, something's happened."
I asked, "What happened?"
Gao Ling replied, "Wu the Fatty called me. His wife is possessed and wants me to perform a ritual for her."
I glanced at Gao Ling and said, "Don't go. People like that really aren't worth helping."
Gao Ling's expression changed slightly. "But we were classmates. I should at least go check it out."
I didn't respond. I really had a strong dislike for the people from that village. Seeing that I was unresponsive, Gao Ling said, "Aren't you curious to find out if Axiang is dead or alive? If you go to the village, you'll know for sure."
To be honest, I still had my doubts about this matter. I said, "Fine, I'll go take a look, but I won't help."
Gao Ling quickly agreed, "Alright."
Gao Ling called me to go out for breakfast. At that moment, Zhang Xun hadn't woken up yet. However, as soon as we opened the door, we froze in place because a group of black cats had appeared at our doorstep.
Comment 0 Comment Count